#281e2d

Color #281e2d

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281e2d

RGB

rgb(40, 30, 45)

HSL

hsl(280, 20%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 33.3%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(13.04, 8.42, -8.18)

LCH

lch(13.04, 11.74, 315.83)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0311, 314.22)

HWB

hwb(280, 11.8%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232d1e

Analogous

#201e2d

#281e2d

#2d1e2a

Triadic

#281e2d

#2d281e

#1e2d28

Split-complementary

#281e2d

#2a2d1e

#1e2d20

Tetradic

#281e2d

#2d1e23

#232d1e

#1e2d28

Square

#281e2d

#2d201e

#232d1e

#1e2a2d

Shades

Color #281e2d mixed toward black.

#211925

#1b141e

#140f16

#0d0a0f

#070507

Tints

Color #281e2d mixed toward white.

#4f3b58

#755884

#997ca8

#bba8c5

#ddd3e2

Tones

Color #281e2d mixed toward gray.

#281f2c

#27202a

#272229

#262328

#262427

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (15.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242a · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#252529 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#282727 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281e2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281e2d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#281e2d (#281e2d) is rgb(40, 30, 45) in RGB.

No, #281e2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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