#2a1637

Color #2a1637

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 27.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a1637

RGB

rgb(42, 22, 55)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 42.9%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 60%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 60%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(11.57, 17.62, -17.67)

LCH

lch(11.57, 24.95, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0649, 310.44)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 8.6%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#233716

Analogous

#1a1637

#2a1637

#371633

Triadic

#2a1637

#372a16

#16372a

Split-complementary

#2a1637

#333716

#16371a

Tetradic

#2a1637

#371623

#233716

#16372a

Square

#2a1637

#371a16

#233716

#163337

Shades

Color #2a1637 mixed toward black.

#23122e

#1c0f25

#150b1c

#0e0712

#070409

Tints

Color #2a1637 mixed toward white.

#512b6b

#793f9e

#9d64c1

#bd98d6

#decbea

Tones

Color #2a1637 mixed toward gray.

#291934

#291b32

#281e2f

#28212c

#272429

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232331 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#242530 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#292c2b · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a1637;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a1637]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a1637 (#2a1637) is rgb(42, 22, 55) in RGB.

No, #2a1637 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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