#281f33

Color #281f33

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#281f33

RGB

rgb(40, 31, 51)

HSL

hsl(267, 24.4%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267, 39.2%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(13.65, 9.36, -11.55)

LCH

lch(13.65, 14.87, 309.02)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.0386, 304.55)

HWB

hwb(267, 12.2%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a331f

Analogous

#1f2033

#281f33

#321f33

Triadic

#281f33

#33281f

#1f3328

Split-complementary

#281f33

#33321f

#20331f

Tetradic

#281f33

#331f2a

#2a331f

#1f3328

Square

#281f33

#331f20

#2a331f

#1f3332

Shades

Color #281f33 mixed toward black.

#211a2b

#1b1522

#14101a

#0d0a11

#070509

Tints

Color #281f33 mixed toward white.

#4b3a5f

#6e558c

#917aae

#b6a6c9

#dad3e4

Tones

Color #281f33 mixed toward gray.

#282131

#282230

#29242e

#29262c

#29272b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242f · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#25262e · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#282c2b · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281f33;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281f33]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#281f33 (#281f33) is rgb(40, 31, 51) in RGB.

No, #281f33 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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