#1e1b23

Color #1e1b23

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#1e1b23

RGB

rgb(30, 27, 35)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 12.9%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 22.9%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(10.42, 3.54, -4.95)

LCH

lch(10.42, 6.09, 305.57)

OKLCH

oklch(22.9%, 0.0159, 302.39)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 10.6%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#20231b

Analogous

#1b1c23

#1e1b23

#221b23

Triadic

#1e1b23

#231e1b

#1b231e

Split-complementary

#1e1b23

#23221b

#1c231b

Tetradic

#1e1b23

#231b20

#20231b

#1b231e

Square

#1e1b23

#231b1c

#20231b

#1b2322

Shades

Color #1e1b23 mixed toward black.

#19171d

#141217

#0f0e12

#0a090c

#050506

Tints

Color #1e1b23 mixed toward white.

#423c4d

#665c77

#8b819d

#b2abbe

#d8d5de

Tones

Color #1e1b23 mixed toward gray.

#1e1c22

#1f1d21

#1f1e20

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1d21 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#1d1d21 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#1e201f · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1e1b23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1e1b23]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#1e1b23 (#1e1b23) is rgb(30, 27, 35) in RGB.

No, #1e1b23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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