#281a3c

Color #281a3c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 27.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281a3c

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 60)

HSL

hsl(264.7, 39.5%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.7, 56.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 56.7%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(12.71, 15.65, -19.43)

LCH

lch(12.71, 24.95, 308.85)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0637, 300.99)

HWB

hwb(264.7, 10.2%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3c1a

Analogous

#1a1d3c

#281a3c

#391a3c

Triadic

#281a3c

#3c281a

#1a3c28

Split-complementary

#281a3c

#3c391a

#1d3c1a

Tetradic

#281a3c

#3c1a2e

#2e3c1a

#1a3c28

Square

#281a3c

#3c1a1d

#2e3c1a

#1a3c39

Shades

Color #281a3c mixed toward black.

#211632

#1b1128

#140d1e

#0d0914

#07040a

Tints

Color #281a3c mixed toward white.

#492f6d

#6a459f

#8e6bbf

#b39cd4

#d9ceea

Tones

Color #281a3c mixed toward gray.

#291d39

#292036

#2a2334

#2a2531

#2b282e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232336 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#232434 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#27302f · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281a3c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a3c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#281a3c (#281a3c) is rgb(40, 26, 60) in RGB.

No, #281a3c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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