#231b27

Color #231b27

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231b27

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 39)

HSL

hsl(280, 18.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 30.8%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(11.19, 6.85, -6.68)

LCH

lch(11.19, 9.57, 315.72)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0253, 314.36)

HWB

hwb(280, 10.6%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f271b

Analogous

#1d1b27

#231b27

#271b25

Triadic

#231b27

#27231b

#1b2723

Split-complementary

#231b27

#25271b

#1b271d

Tetradic

#231b27

#271b1f

#1f271b

#1b2723

Square

#231b27

#271d1b

#1f271b

#1b2527

Shades

Color #231b27 mixed toward black.

#1d1620

#17121a

#110d13

#0c090d

#060406

Tints

Color #231b27 mixed toward white.

#4a3953

#71577e

#977ca4

#b9a7c2

#dcd3e1

Tones

Color #231b27 mixed toward gray.

#231c26

#221d25

#221e24

#221f23

#212022

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202024 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#202124 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#232222 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231b27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b27]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#231b27 (#231b27) is rgb(35, 27, 39) in RGB.

No, #231b27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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