#281f2c

Color #281f2c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281f2c

RGB

rgb(40, 31, 44)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 17.3%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 29.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 29.5%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(13.31, 7.43, -7.04)

LCH

lch(13.31, 10.24, 316.54)

OKLCH

oklch(25.6%, 0.0272, 315.3)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 12.2%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232c1f

Analogous

#211f2c

#281f2c

#2c1f29

Triadic

#281f2c

#2c281f

#1f2c28

Split-complementary

#281f2c

#292c1f

#1f2c21

Tetradic

#281f2c

#2c1f23

#232c1f

#1f2c28

Square

#281f2c

#2c211f

#232c1f

#1f292c

Shades

Color #281f2c mixed toward black.

#211a25

#1b151d

#141016

#0d0a0f

#070507

Tints

Color #281f2c mixed toward white.

#4f3d56

#755b81

#997fa5

#bbaac3

#ddd4e1

Tones

Color #281f2c mixed toward gray.

#28202b

#27212a

#272229

#262328

#262427

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242429 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#252629 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#282726 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281f2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281f2c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#281f2c (#281f2c) is rgb(40, 31, 44) in RGB.

No, #281f2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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