#1b1121

Color #1b1121

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#1b1121

RGB

rgb(27, 17, 33)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 32%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 48.5%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 48.5%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(6.72, 8.9, -9.13)

LCH

lch(6.72, 12.75, 314.27)

OKLCH

oklch(19.9%, 0.0344, 312.17)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 6.7%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172111

Analogous

#131121

#1b1121

#21111f

Triadic

#1b1121

#211b11

#11211b

Split-complementary

#1b1121

#1f2111

#112113

Tetradic

#1b1121

#211117

#172111

#11211b

Square

#1b1121

#211311

#172111

#111f21

Shades

Color #1b1121 mixed toward black.

#160e1b

#120b16

#0d0810

#09060b

#040305

Tints

Color #1b1121 mixed toward white.

#442b54

#6e4586

#9567b1

#b89acb

#dccce5

Tones

Color #1b1121 mixed toward gray.

#1b1220

#1a141e

#1a151d

#1a161c

#19181a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.15:1

White text reads better on this background (18.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#17171e · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#18181d · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#151515 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b1121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b1121]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#1b1121 (#1b1121) is rgb(27, 17, 33) in RGB.

No, #1b1121 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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