#1c1720

Color #1c1720

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1c1720

RGB

rgb(28, 23, 32)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 16.4%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 28.1%, 12.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 87.5%)

LAB

lab(8.69, 4.8, -5.35)

LCH

lch(8.69, 7.19, 311.9)

OKLCH

oklch(21.5%, 0.0189, 309.84)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 9%, 87.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b2017

Analogous

#181720

#1c1720

#201720

Triadic

#1c1720

#201c17

#17201c

Split-complementary

#1c1720

#202017

#172018

Tetradic

#1c1720

#20171b

#1b2017

#17201c

Square

#1c1720

#201817

#1b2017

#172020

Shades

Color #1c1720 mixed toward black.

#17131b

#130f15

#0e0c10

#09080b

#050405

Tints

Color #1c1720 mixed toward white.

#43374c

#695678

#8f7ba0

#b5a7c0

#dad3df

Tones

Color #1c1720 mixed toward gray.

#1c181f

#1c191f

#1c191e

#1c1a1d

#1c1b1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1e · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#1a1b1e · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 7.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1c1720;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c1720]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#1c1720 (#1c1720) is rgb(28, 23, 32) in RGB.

No, #1c1720 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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