#171121

Color #171121

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#171121

RGB

rgb(23, 17, 33)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 32%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 48.5%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 48.5%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(6.26, 6.95, -9.87)

LCH

lch(6.26, 12.07, 305.15)

OKLCH

oklch(19.4%, 0.0326, 300.57)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 6.7%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b2111

Analogous

#111321

#171121

#1f1121

Triadic

#171121

#211711

#112117

Split-complementary

#171121

#211f11

#132111

Tetradic

#171121

#21111b

#1b2111

#112117

Square

#171121

#211113

#1b2111

#11211f

Shades

Color #171121 mixed toward black.

#130e1b

#0f0b16

#0b0810

#08060b

#040305

Tints

Color #171121 mixed toward white.

#3a2b54

#5e4586

#8367b1

#ac9acb

#d6cce5

Tones

Color #171121 mixed toward gray.

#171220

#18141e

#18151d

#18161c

#19181a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.14:1

White text reads better on this background (18.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#15151e · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#15151d · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#171b1b · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#141414 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #171121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171121]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#171121 (#171121) is rgb(23, 17, 33) in RGB.

No, #171121 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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