#2a182e

Color #2a182e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 21.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a182e

RGB

rgb(42, 24, 46)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 31.4%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 47.8%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(11.57, 13.8, -11.14)

LCH

lch(11.57, 17.74, 321.09)

OKLCH

oklch(24.3%, 0.0477, 320.1)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 9.4%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c2e18

Analogous

#1f182e

#2a182e

#2e1827

Triadic

#2a182e

#2e2a18

#182e2a

Split-complementary

#2a182e

#272e18

#182e1f

Tetradic

#2a182e

#2e181c

#1c2e18

#182e2a

Square

#2a182e

#2e1f18

#1c2e18

#18272e

Shades

Color #2a182e mixed toward black.

#231426

#1c101f

#150c17

#0e080f

#070408

Tints

Color #2a182e mixed toward white.

#56315e

#824a8e

#a76eb4

#c49fcd

#e2cfe6

Tones

Color #2a182e mixed toward gray.

#291a2c

#281c2a

#261d28

#251f27

#242125

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232a · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#242629 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#292625 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a182e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a182e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#2a182e (#2a182e) is rgb(42, 24, 46) in RGB.

No, #2a182e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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