#242127

Color #242127

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#242127

RGB

rgb(36, 33, 39)

HSL

hsl(270, 8.3%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 15.4%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.29, 2.9, -3.51)

LCH

lch(13.29, 4.55, 309.56)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0119, 307.83)

HWB

hwb(270, 12.9%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242721

Analogous

#212127

#242127

#272127

Triadic

#242127

#272421

#212724

Split-complementary

#242127

#272721

#212721

Tetradic

#242127

#272124

#242721

#212724

Square

#242127

#272121

#242721

#212727

Shades

Color #242127 mixed toward black.

#1e1b20

#18161a

#121013

#0c0b0d

#060506

Tints

Color #242127 mixed toward white.

#48424e

#6d6476

#91889b

#b6b0bc

#dad7de

Tones

Color #242127 mixed toward gray.

#242126

#242226

#242225

#242325

#242324

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232326 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#232325 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#242524 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242127;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242127]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#242127 (#242127) is rgb(36, 33, 39) in RGB.

No, #242127 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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