#2b253c

Color #2b253c

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b253c

RGB

rgb(43, 37, 60)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 23.7%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 38.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(16.32, 8.85, -13.74)

LCH

lch(16.32, 16.34, 302.79)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.0422, 295.53)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 14.5%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363c25

Analogous

#252a3c

#2b253c

#36253c

Triadic

#2b253c

#3c2b25

#253c2b

Split-complementary

#2b253c

#3c3625

#2a3c25

Tetradic

#2b253c

#3c2536

#363c25

#253c2b

Square

#2b253c

#3c252a

#363c25

#253c36

Shades

Color #2b253c mixed toward black.

#241f32

#1d1928

#15121e

#0e0c14

#07060a

Tints

Color #2b253c mixed toward white.

#4a3f67

#685991

#8c7fb0

#b2aaca

#d9d4e5

Tones

Color #2b253c mixed toward gray.

#2c273a

#2d2938

#2e2b36

#2f2d34

#302f32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292837 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#292936 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#2b3333 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b253c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b253c]

Related colors

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Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2b253c (#2b253c) is rgb(43, 37, 60) in RGB.

No, #2b253c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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