#280c2f

Color #280c2f

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 28.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#280c2f

RGB

rgb(40, 12, 47)

HSL

hsl(288, 59.3%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 74.5%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(8.3, 21.21, -17.04)

LCH

lch(8.3, 27.21, 321.22)

OKLCH

oklch(21.9%, 0.0727, 319.07)

HWB

hwb(288, 4.7%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#132f0c

Analogous

#170c2f

#280c2f

#2f0c25

Triadic

#280c2f

#2f280c

#0c2f28

Split-complementary

#280c2f

#252f0c

#0c2f17

Tetradic

#280c2f

#2f0c13

#132f0c

#0c2f28

Square

#280c2f

#2f170c

#132f0c

#0c252f

Shades

Color #280c2f mixed toward black.

#210a27

#1b081f

#140618

#0d0410

#070208

Tints

Color #280c2f mixed toward white.

#5b1b6b

#8e2ba7

#b64bd1

#cf87e0

#e7c3f0

Tones

Color #280c2f mixed toward gray.

#260f2c

#251229

#231526

#211823

#1f1b21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f29 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#202228 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#272423 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #280c2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#280c2f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#280c2f (#280c2f) is rgb(40, 12, 47) in RGB.

No, #280c2f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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