#27232e

Color #27232e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#27232e

RGB

rgb(39, 35, 46)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 13.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 23.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(14.57, 4.65, -6.57)

LCH

lch(14.57, 8.05, 305.29)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.021, 301.57)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 13.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2e23

Analogous

#23252e

#27232e

#2d232e

Triadic

#27232e

#2e2723

#232e27

Split-complementary

#27232e

#2e2d23

#252e23

Tetradic

#27232e

#2e232a

#2a2e23

#232e27

Square

#27232e

#2e2325

#2a2e23

#232e2d

Shades

Color #27232e mixed toward black.

#211d26

#1a171f

#141217

#0d0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #27232e mixed toward white.

#494257

#6c617f

#9085a2

#b5aec1

#dad6e0

Tones

Color #27232e mixed toward gray.

#27242d

#28252c

#28262b

#28272a

#282829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25252c · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#26262b · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#272a29 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #27232e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#27232e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#27232e (#27232e) is rgb(39, 35, 46) in RGB.

No, #27232e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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