#281927

Color #281927

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#281927

RGB

rgb(40, 25, 39)

HSL

hsl(304, 23.1%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304, 37.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.5%, 2.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.23, 10.49, -6.57)

LCH

lch(11.23, 12.38, 327.94)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0342, 328.86)

HWB

hwb(304, 9.8%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#19281a

Analogous

#211928

#281927

#28191f

Triadic

#281927

#272819

#192728

Split-complementary

#281927

#1f2819

#192821

Tetradic

#281927

#281a19

#19281a

#192728

Square

#281927

#282119

#19281a

#191f28

Shades

Color #281927 mixed toward black.

#211520

#1b111a

#140c13

#0d080d

#070406

Tints

Color #281927 mixed toward white.

#563553

#835280

#a976a6

#c6a4c4

#e2d1e1

Tones

Color #281927 mixed toward gray.

#271a26

#251b25

#241d24

#231e23

#221f21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222224 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#232423 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#272221 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281927;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281927]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#281927 (#281927) is rgb(40, 25, 39) in RGB.

No, #281927 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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