#281a38

Color #281a38

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.46 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#281a38

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 56)

HSL

hsl(268, 36.6%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268, 53.6%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 53.6%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(12.45, 14.43, -17)

LCH

lch(12.45, 22.3, 310.33)

OKLCH

oklch(25.1%, 0.0574, 304.13)

HWB

hwb(268, 10.2%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a381a

Analogous

#1a1b38

#281a38

#371a38

Triadic

#281a38

#38281a

#1a3828

Split-complementary

#281a38

#38371a

#1b381a

Tetradic

#281a38

#381a2a

#2a381a

#1a3828

Square

#281a38

#381a1b

#2a381a

#1a3837

Shades

Color #281a38 mixed toward black.

#21162f

#1b1125

#140d1c

#0d0913

#070409

Tints

Color #281a38 mixed toward white.

#4b3169

#6e4799

#916dbb

#b69ed2

#dacee8

Tones

Color #281a38 mixed toward gray.

#281d36

#281f33

#292231

#29242e

#29272c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232332 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#232431 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#272e2c · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281a38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a38]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#281a38 (#281a38) is rgb(40, 26, 56) in RGB.

No, #281a38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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