#281734

Color #281734

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 24.84 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#281734

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 52)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 38.7%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 55.8%, 20.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 55.8%, 0%, 79.6%)

LAB

lab(11.36, 15.38, -15.85)

LCH

lch(11.36, 22.09, 314.14)

OKLCH

oklch(24.2%, 0.0575, 309.78)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 9%, 79.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#233417

Analogous

#191734

#281734

#341731

Triadic

#281734

#342817

#173428

Split-complementary

#281734

#313417

#173419

Tetradic

#281734

#341723

#233417

#173428

Square

#281734

#341917

#233417

#173134

Shades

Color #281734 mixed toward black.

#21132b

#1b0f23

#140b1a

#0d0811

#070409

Tints

Color #281734 mixed toward white.

#4f2d66

#754399

#9a68bc

#bb9ad3

#ddcde9

Tones

Color #281734 mixed toward gray.

#281932

#271c2f

#271e2d

#26212a

#262328

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#22222f · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#23242d · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#272a29 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281734;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281734]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#281734 (#281734) is rgb(40, 23, 52) in RGB.

No, #281734 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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