#281c2c

Color #281c2c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281c2c

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 44)

HSL

hsl(285, 22.2%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 36.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(12.37, 9.6, -8.47)

LCH

lch(12.37, 12.8, 318.58)

OKLCH

oklch(24.8%, 0.0342, 317.49)

HWB

hwb(285, 11%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#202c1c

Analogous

#201c2c

#281c2c

#2c1c28

Triadic

#281c2c

#2c281c

#1c2c28

Split-complementary

#281c2c

#282c1c

#1c2c20

Tetradic

#281c2c

#2c1c20

#202c1c

#1c2c28

Square

#281c2c

#2c201c

#202c1c

#1c282c

Shades

Color #281c2c mixed toward black.

#211725

#1b131d

#140e16

#0d090f

#070507

Tints

Color #281c2c mixed toward white.

#513859

#795585

#9e79aa

#bea6c6

#dfd2e3

Tones

Color #281c2c mixed toward gray.

#271d2b

#271f29

#262028

#252127

#252325

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232329 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#242528 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#272625 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281c2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c2c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#281c2c (#281c2c) is rgb(40, 28, 44) in RGB.

No, #281c2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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