#281b2d

Color #281b2d

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281b2d

RGB

rgb(40, 27, 45)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 25%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 40%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 40%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(12.12, 10.59, -9.59)

LCH

lch(12.12, 14.29, 317.84)

OKLCH

oklch(24.7%, 0.038, 316.39)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 10.6%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#202d1b

Analogous

#1f1b2d

#281b2d

#2d1b29

Triadic

#281b2d

#2d281b

#1b2d28

Split-complementary

#281b2d

#292d1b

#1b2d1f

Tetradic

#281b2d

#2d1b20

#202d1b

#1b2d28

Square

#281b2d

#2d1f1b

#202d1b

#1b292d

Shades

Color #281b2d mixed toward black.

#211625

#1b121e

#140d16

#0d090f

#070407

Tints

Color #281b2d mixed toward white.

#50365b

#795288

#9e76ad

#bea4c8

#dfd1e4

Tones

Color #281b2d mixed toward gray.

#271c2b

#271e2a

#261f28

#252127

#252225

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232329 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#242528 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#272626 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281b2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281b2d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#281b2d (#281b2d) is rgb(40, 27, 45) in RGB.

No, #281b2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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