#231f28

Color #231f28

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231f28

RGB

rgb(35, 31, 40)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 12.7%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 22.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(12.55, 4.18, -5.35)

LCH

lch(12.55, 6.79, 308)

OKLCH

oklch(24.8%, 0.0177, 305.12)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 12.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24281f

Analogous

#1f1f28

#231f28

#271f28

Triadic

#231f28

#28231f

#1f2823

Split-complementary

#231f28

#28271f

#1f281f

Tetradic

#231f28

#281f24

#24281f

#1f2823

Square

#231f28

#281f1f

#24281f

#1f2827

Shades

Color #231f28 mixed toward black.

#1d1a21

#17151b

#110f14

#0c0a0d

#060507

Tints

Color #231f28 mixed toward white.

#473f51

#6b5f7a

#90839f

#b5adbf

#dad6df

Tones

Color #231f28 mixed toward gray.

#232027

#232026

#232126

#232225

#232324

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212126 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#222226 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#232424 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231f28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231f28]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#231f28 (#231f28) is rgb(35, 31, 40) in RGB.

No, #231f28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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