#2E2138
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #2E2138
With the hex code #2E2138, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Oxford Blue and Jet — a ΔE of 15.8 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2B3821, a dark green shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.10:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2E2138?
With the hex code #2E2138, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2E2138?
Use white text. White on #2E2138 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E2138?
Its complementary colour is #2B3821, and analogous partners are #232138 and #382137.