#2a2138

Color #2a2138

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2138

RGB

rgb(42, 33, 56)

HSL

hsl(263.5, 25.8%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.5, 41.1%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 41.1%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(14.76, 10.15, -13.36)

LCH

lch(14.76, 16.78, 307.23)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.0434, 301.53)

HWB

hwb(263.5, 12.9%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f3821

Analogous

#212438

#2a2138

#362138

Triadic

#2a2138

#382a21

#21382a

Split-complementary

#2a2138

#383621

#243821

Tetradic

#2a2138

#38212f

#2f3821

#21382a

Square

#2a2138

#382124

#2f3821

#213836

Shades

Color #2a2138 mixed toward black.

#231c2f

#1c1625

#15111c

#0e0b13

#070609

Tints

Color #2a2138 mixed toward white.

#4b3b64

#6c5590

#907bb1

#b5a7cb

#dad3e5

Tones

Color #2a2138 mixed toward gray.

#2b2336

#2b2534

#2b2732

#2c2930

#2c2b2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262633 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#272832 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2a302f · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2138;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2138]

Related colors

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Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#2a2138 (#2a2138) is rgb(42, 33, 56) in RGB.

No, #2a2138 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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