#281a32

Color #281a32

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 21.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#281a32

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 50)

HSL

hsl(275, 31.6%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 48%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 48%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(12.09, 12.68, -13.26)

LCH

lch(12.09, 18.35, 313.72)

OKLCH

oklch(24.7%, 0.048, 310.1)

HWB

hwb(275, 10.2%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24321a

Analogous

#1c1a32

#281a32

#321a30

Triadic

#281a32

#32281a

#1a3228

Split-complementary

#281a32

#30321a

#1a321c

Tetradic

#281a32

#321a24

#24321a

#1a3228

Square

#281a32

#321c1a

#24321a

#1a3032

Shades

Color #281a32 mixed toward black.

#21162a

#1b1121

#140d19

#0d0911

#070408

Tints

Color #281a32 mixed toward white.

#4e3362

#744b91

#9870b5

#baa0ce

#ddcfe6

Tones

Color #281a32 mixed toward gray.

#281c30

#271e2e

#27202c

#27222a

#262428

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232d · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#23242c · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#272928 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281a32;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a32]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#281a32 (#281a32) is rgb(40, 26, 50) in RGB.

No, #281a32 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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