#28222e

Color #28222e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#28222e

RGB

rgb(40, 34, 46)

HSL

hsl(270, 15%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 26.1%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 26.1%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(14.36, 5.79, -6.89)

LCH

lch(14.36, 9, 310.04)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.0235, 307.41)

HWB

hwb(270, 13.3%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282e22

Analogous

#22222e

#28222e

#2e222e

Triadic

#28222e

#2e2822

#222e28

Split-complementary

#28222e

#2e2e22

#222e22

Tetradic

#28222e

#2e2228

#282e22

#222e28

Square

#28222e

#2e2222

#282e22

#222e2e

Shades

Color #28222e mixed toward black.

#211c26

#1b171f

#141117

#0d0b0f

#070608

Tints

Color #28222e mixed toward white.

#4c4057

#705f80

#9483a4

#b7adc2

#dbd6e1

Tones

Color #28222e mixed toward gray.

#28232d

#28242c

#28252b

#28262a

#282729

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26252b · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#26262b · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#282929 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28222e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28222e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#28222e (#28222e) is rgb(40, 34, 46) in RGB.

No, #28222e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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