#2b1540

Color #2b1540

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 27.02 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b1540

RGB

rgb(43, 21, 64)

HSL

hsl(270.7, 50.6%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.7, 67.2%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 67.2%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(12.09, 21.19, -23.23)

LCH

lch(12.09, 31.44, 312.37)

OKLCH

oklch(25.1%, 0.08, 304.92)

HWB

hwb(270.7, 8.2%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a4015

Analogous

#161540

#2b1540

#401540

Triadic

#2b1540

#402b15

#15402b

Split-complementary

#2b1540

#404015

#154016

Tetradic

#2b1540

#40152a

#2a4015

#15402b

Square

#2b1540

#401615

#2a4015

#154040

Shades

Color #2b1540 mixed toward black.

#241235

#1d0e2b

#160b20

#0e0715

#07040b

Tints

Color #2b1540 mixed toward white.

#4f2775

#7338ab

#965fcb

#b994dc

#dccaee

Tones

Color #2b1540 mixed toward gray.

#2b193d

#2b1c39

#2b2035

#2b2332

#2b272e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232339 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#242637 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#2a3231 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b1540;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b1540]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2b1540 (#2b1540) is rgb(43, 21, 64) in RGB.

No, #2b1540 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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