#2b1738

Color #2b1738

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 27.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b1738

RGB

rgb(43, 23, 56)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 41.8%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 58.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 58.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(12.04, 17.56, -17.63)

LCH

lch(12.04, 24.88, 314.89)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0648, 310.5)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 9%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#243817

Analogous

#1b1738

#2b1738

#381735

Triadic

#2b1738

#382b17

#17382b

Split-complementary

#2b1738

#353817

#17381b

Tetradic

#2b1738

#381724

#243817

#17382b

Square

#2b1738

#381b17

#243817

#173538

Shades

Color #2b1738 mixed toward black.

#24132f

#1d0f25

#160c1c

#0e0813

#070409

Tints

Color #2b1738 mixed toward white.

#522c6b

#79419e

#9d66c0

#be99d5

#deccea

Tones

Color #2b1738 mixed toward gray.

#2a1a35

#2a1d33

#291f30

#29222d

#28252a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242432 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#252631 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#2a2d2c · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b1738;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b1738]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2b1738 (#2b1738) is rgb(43, 23, 56) in RGB.

No, #2b1738 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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