#231a2c

Color #231a2c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#231a2c

RGB

rgb(35, 26, 44)

HSL

hsl(270, 25.7%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 40.9%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(11.12, 8.99, -10.46)

LCH

lch(11.12, 13.79, 310.68)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0359, 306.74)

HWB

hwb(270, 10.2%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232c1a

Analogous

#1a1a2c

#231a2c

#2c1a2c

Triadic

#231a2c

#2c231a

#1a2c23

Split-complementary

#231a2c

#2c2c1a

#1a2c1a

Tetradic

#231a2c

#2c1a23

#232c1a

#1a2c23

Square

#231a2c

#2c1a1a

#232c1a

#1a2c2c

Shades

Color #231a2c mixed toward black.

#1d1625

#17111d

#110d16

#0c090f

#060407

Tints

Color #231a2c mixed toward white.

#48355a

#6c5088

#9175ad

#b6a3c8

#dad1e4

Tones

Color #231a2c mixed toward gray.

#231b2a

#231d29

#231e27

#232026

#232124

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f28 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#202127 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#232525 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231a2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231a2c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#231a2c (#231a2c) is rgb(35, 26, 44) in RGB.

No, #231a2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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