#231b29

Color #231b29

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#231b29

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 41)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 20.6%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 34.1%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(11.28, 7.4, -8.01)

LCH

lch(11.28, 10.91, 312.73)

OKLCH

oklch(23.8%, 0.0287, 310.19)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 10.6%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21291b

Analogous

#1c1b29

#231b29

#291b28

Triadic

#231b29

#29231b

#1b2923

Split-complementary

#231b29

#28291b

#1b291c

Tetradic

#231b29

#291b21

#21291b

#1b2923

Square

#231b29

#291c1b

#21291b

#1b2829

Shades

Color #231b29 mixed toward black.

#1d1622

#17121b

#110d14

#0c090e

#060407

Tints

Color #231b29 mixed toward white.

#493855

#6f5582

#947aa7

#b7a6c4

#dbd3e2

Tones

Color #231b29 mixed toward gray.

#231c28

#231d27

#221e25

#222024

#222123

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202026 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#202125 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#232423 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231b29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b29]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#231b29 (#231b29) is rgb(35, 27, 41) in RGB.

No, #231b29 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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