#231538

Color #231538

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 28.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231538

RGB

rgb(35, 21, 56)

HSL

hsl(264, 45.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 62.5%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(10.4, 16.31, -20.29)

LCH

lch(10.4, 26.03, 308.79)

OKLCH

oklch(23.4%, 0.066, 299.79)

HWB

hwb(264, 8.2%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3815

Analogous

#151838

#231538

#351538

Triadic

#231538

#382315

#153823

Split-complementary

#231538

#383515

#183815

Tetradic

#231538

#38152a

#2a3815

#153823

Square

#231538

#381518

#2a3815

#153835

Shades

Color #231538 mixed toward black.

#1d112f

#170e25

#120a1c

#0c0713

#060309

Tints

Color #231538 mixed toward white.

#44296d

#653ca1

#8961c4

#b096d8

#d8caeb

Tones

Color #231538 mixed toward gray.

#241835

#241b32

#251e2f

#25212c

#262429

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

#1e1e32 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#1e1f30 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#222c2b · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231538]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#231538 (#231538) is rgb(35, 21, 56) in RGB.

No, #231538 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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