#2b0037

Color #2b0037

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 26.31 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b0037

RGB

rgb(43, 0, 55)

HSL

hsl(286.9, 100%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.9, 100%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 100%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(7.13, 30.69, -24.77)

LCH

lch(7.13, 39.44, 321.09)

OKLCH

oklch(21.3%, 0.1037, 317.46)

HWB

hwb(286.9, 0%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c3700

Analogous

#100037

#2b0037

#370028

Triadic

#2b0037

#372b00

#00372b

Split-complementary

#2b0037

#283700

#003710

Tetradic

#2b0037

#37000c

#0c3700

#00372b

Square

#2b0037

#371000

#0c3700

#002837

Shades

Color #2b0037 mixed toward black.

#24002e

#1d0025

#16001c

#0e0012

#070009

Tints

Color #2b0037 mixed toward white.

#660083

#a200cf

#cd1cff

#de67ff

#eeb3ff

Tones

Color #2b0037 mixed toward gray.

#280532

#26092e

#230e29

#211225

#1e1720

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f2f · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#21232d · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#2a2827 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b0037;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b0037]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b0037 (#2b0037) is rgb(43, 0, 55) in RGB.

No, #2b0037 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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