#231737

Color #231737

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 26.15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#231737

RGB

rgb(35, 23, 55)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 41%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 58.2%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 58.2%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(10.89, 14.56, -18.79)

LCH

lch(10.89, 23.77, 307.77)

OKLCH

oklch(23.8%, 0.0605, 299.06)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 9%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b3717

Analogous

#171b37

#231737

#331737

Triadic

#231737

#372317

#173723

Split-complementary

#231737

#373317

#1b3717

Tetradic

#231737

#37172b

#2b3717

#173723

Square

#231737

#37171b

#2b3717

#173733

Shades

Color #231737 mixed toward black.

#1d132e

#170f25

#120c1c

#0c0812

#060409

Tints

Color #231737 mixed toward white.

#432c6a

#64419d

#8867bf

#b099d5

#d7ccea

Tones

Color #231737 mixed toward gray.

#241a34

#241c32

#251f2f

#26222c

#26242a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e31 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#1f2030 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#222c2b · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231737;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231737]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#231737 (#231737) is rgb(35, 23, 55) in RGB.

No, #231737 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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