#170c21

Color #170c21

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#170c21

RGB

rgb(23, 12, 33)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 46.7%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 63.6%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(5.01, 9.5, -11.78)

LCH

lch(5.01, 15.13, 308.88)

OKLCH

oklch(18.2%, 0.0439, 306.77)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 4.7%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#16210c

Analogous

#0c0c21

#170c21

#210c20

Triadic

#170c21

#21170c

#0c2117

Split-complementary

#170c21

#20210c

#0c210c

Tetradic

#170c21

#210c16

#16210c

#0c2117

Square

#170c21

#210c0c

#16210c

#0c2021

Shades

Color #170c21 mixed toward black.

#130a1b

#0f0816

#0b0610

#08040b

#040205

Tints

Color #170c21 mixed toward white.

#3f215a

#663593

#8d54c1

#b38dd6

#d9c6ea

Tones

Color #170c21 mixed toward gray.

#170e1f

#170f1d

#17111c

#17131a

#171518

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.11:1

White text reads better on this background (18.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#13131d · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#13141c · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#171a19 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#111111 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #170c21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#170c21]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#170c21 (#170c21) is rgb(23, 12, 33) in RGB.

No, #170c21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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