#281532

Color #281532

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 24.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#281532

RGB

rgb(40, 21, 50)

HSL

hsl(279.3, 40.8%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.3, 58%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 58%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(10.69, 16.21, -15.46)

LCH

lch(10.69, 22.4, 316.36)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0587, 312.93)

HWB

hwb(279.3, 8.2%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f3215

Analogous

#191532

#281532

#32152d

Triadic

#281532

#322815

#153228

Split-complementary

#281532

#2d3215

#153219

Tetradic

#281532

#32151f

#1f3215

#153228

Square

#281532

#321915

#1f3215

#152d32

Shades

Color #281532 mixed toward black.

#21112a

#1b0e21

#140a19

#0d0711

#070308

Tints

Color #281532 mixed toward white.

#512b65

#7a4099

#9f64be

#bf98d4

#dfcbe9

Tones

Color #281532 mixed toward gray.

#27172f

#261a2d

#261c2b

#251f28

#242126

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21212d · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#22232b · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#272827 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281532;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281532]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#281532 (#281532) is rgb(40, 21, 50) in RGB.

No, #281532 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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