#1b1223

Color #1b1223

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#1b1223

RGB

rgb(27, 18, 35)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 32.1%, 10.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 48.6%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(7.11, 8.91, -10.05)

LCH

lch(7.11, 13.43, 311.56)

OKLCH

oklch(20.3%, 0.0354, 307.78)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 7.1%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a2312

Analogous

#131223

#1b1223

#231223

Triadic

#1b1223

#231b12

#12231b

Split-complementary

#1b1223

#232312

#122313

Tetradic

#1b1223

#23121a

#1a2312

#12231b

Square

#1b1223

#231312

#1a2312

#122323

Shades

Color #1b1223 mixed toward black.

#170f1d

#120c17

#0e0912

#09060c

#050306

Tints

Color #1b1223 mixed toward white.

#422c55

#694688

#8f68b1

#b49acb

#dacde5

Tones

Color #1b1223 mixed toward gray.

#1b1322

#1b1520

#1b161f

#1b181d

#1b191c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171720 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#18191f · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#1b1d1c · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b1223;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b1223]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#1b1223 (#1b1223) is rgb(27, 18, 35) in RGB.

No, #1b1223 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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