#2a0831

Color #2a0831

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 32 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0831

RGB

rgb(42, 8, 49)

HSL

hsl(289.8, 71.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.8, 83.7%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 83.7%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(8.02, 24.51, -18.94)

LCH

lch(8.02, 30.98, 322.31)

OKLCH

oklch(21.8%, 0.0829, 320.28)

HWB

hwb(289.8, 3.1%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0f3108

Analogous

#160831

#2a0831

#310824

Triadic

#2a0831

#312a08

#08312a

Split-complementary

#2a0831

#243108

#083116

Tetradic

#2a0831

#31080f

#0f3108

#08312a

Square

#2a0831

#311608

#0f3108

#082431

Shades

Color #2a0831 mixed toward black.

#230729

#1c0521

#150419

#0e0310

#070108

Tints

Color #2a0831 mixed toward white.

#621372

#991db3

#c43cdf

#d77dea

#ebbef4

Tones

Color #2a0831 mixed toward gray.

#280b2e

#260f2a

#231227

#211623

#1f1920

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#201f2b · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#212329 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#292524 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0831;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0831]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#2a0831 (#2a0831) is rgb(42, 8, 49) in RGB.

No, #2a0831 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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