#1e172a

Color #1e172a

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#1e172a

RGB

rgb(30, 23, 42)

HSL

hsl(262.1, 29.2%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.1, 45.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 45.2%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(9.45, 8.63, -11.63)

LCH

lch(9.45, 14.48, 306.58)

OKLCH

oklch(22.3%, 0.0374, 300.33)

HWB

hwb(262.1, 9%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232a17

Analogous

#17192a

#1e172a

#27172a

Triadic

#1e172a

#2a1e17

#172a1e

Split-complementary

#1e172a

#2a2717

#192a17

Tetradic

#1e172a

#2a1723

#232a17

#172a1e

Square

#1e172a

#2a1719

#232a17

#172a27

Shades

Color #1e172a mixed toward black.

#191323

#140f1c

#0f0b15

#0a080e

#050407

Tints

Color #1e172a mixed toward white.

#40315a

#624b8a

#876fb0

#af9fca

#d7cfe5

Tones

Color #1e172a mixed toward gray.

#1e1928

#1f1a27

#1f1c25

#201d24

#201f22

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b26 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#1c1c25 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#1e2322 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1e172a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1e172a]

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Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#1e172a (#1e172a) is rgb(30, 23, 42) in RGB.

No, #1e172a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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