#2F2138
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #2F2138
#2F2138 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Oxford Blue and Jet (ΔE 16.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2A3821 (dark green), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.05:1).
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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 #2F2138?
#2F2138 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2F2138?
Use white text. White on #2F2138 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2F2138?
Its complementary colour is #2A3821, and analogous partners are #232138 and #382136.