#28174a

Color #28174a

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#28174a

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 74)

HSL

hsl(260, 52.6%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 68.9%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 71%)

LAB

lab(12.97, 22.15, -28.81)

LCH

lch(12.97, 36.34, 307.55)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.0903, 294.61)

HWB

hwb(260, 9%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#394a17

Analogous

#171f4a

#28174a

#41174a

Triadic

#28174a

#4a2817

#174a28

Split-complementary

#28174a

#4a4117

#1f4a17

Tetradic

#28174a

#4a1739

#394a17

#174a28

Square

#28174a

#4a171f

#394a17

#174a41

Shades

Color #28174a mixed toward black.

#21133e

#1b0f31

#140b25

#0d0819

#07040c

Tints

Color #28174a mixed toward white.

#44277e

#6138b3

#8661ce

#ae96de

#d7caef

Tones

Color #28174a mixed toward gray.

#291b46

#2b1f41

#2c243d

#2e2839

#2f2c35

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222242 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#232440 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#273a38 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28174a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28174a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#28174a (#28174a) is rgb(40, 23, 74) in RGB.

No, #28174a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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