#281b2c

Color #281b2c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#281b2c

RGB

rgb(40, 27, 44)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 23.9%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 38.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(12.07, 10.32, -8.94)

LCH

lch(12.07, 13.65, 319.1)

OKLCH

oklch(24.6%, 0.0365, 318.11)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 10.6%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f2c1b

Analogous

#1f1b2c

#281b2c

#2c1b27

Triadic

#281b2c

#2c281b

#1b2c28

Split-complementary

#281b2c

#272c1b

#1b2c1f

Tetradic

#281b2c

#2c1b1f

#1f2c1b

#1b2c28

Square

#281b2c

#2c1f1b

#1f2c1b

#1b272c

Shades

Color #281b2c mixed toward black.

#211625

#1b121d

#140d16

#0d090f

#070407

Tints

Color #281b2c mixed toward white.

#513759

#7a5387

#9f77ab

#bfa4c7

#dfd2e3

Tones

Color #281b2c mixed toward gray.

#271c2b

#261e29

#261f28

#252126

#242225

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232329 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#242528 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#272625 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281b2c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#281b2c (#281b2c) is rgb(40, 27, 44) in RGB.

No, #281b2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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