#281738

Color #281738

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 27.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281738

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 56)

HSL

hsl(270.9, 41.8%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.9, 58.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(11.62, 16.54, -18.32)

LCH

lch(11.62, 24.68, 312.08)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0636, 306.04)

HWB

hwb(270.9, 9%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#273817

Analogous

#171738

#281738

#381738

Triadic

#281738

#382817

#173828

Split-complementary

#281738

#383817

#173817

Tetradic

#281738

#381727

#273817

#173828

Square

#281738

#381717

#273817

#173838

Shades

Color #281738 mixed toward black.

#21132f

#1b0f25

#140c1c

#0d0813

#070409

Tints

Color #281738 mixed toward white.

#4c2c6b

#71419e

#9566c0

#b899d5

#dcccea

Tones

Color #281738 mixed toward gray.

#281a35

#281d33

#281f30

#28222d

#28252a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222232 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#232431 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#272d2c · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281738;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281738]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#281738 (#281738) is rgb(40, 23, 56) in RGB.

No, #281738 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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