#2c1540

Color #2c1540

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 27.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c1540

RGB

rgb(44, 21, 64)

HSL

hsl(272.1, 50.6%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.1, 67.2%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(12.23, 21.48, -22.99)

LCH

lch(12.23, 31.46, 313.06)

OKLCH

oklch(25.3%, 0.0804, 306.14)

HWB

hwb(272.1, 8.2%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#294015

Analogous

#171540

#2c1540

#40153f

Triadic

#2c1540

#402c15

#15402c

Split-complementary

#2c1540

#3f4015

#154017

Tetradic

#2c1540

#401529

#294015

#15402c

Square

#2c1540

#401715

#294015

#153f40

Shades

Color #2c1540 mixed toward black.

#251235

#1d0e2b

#160b20

#0f0715

#07040b

Tints

Color #2c1540 mixed toward white.

#512775

#7538ab

#995fcb

#bb94dc

#ddcaee

Tones

Color #2c1540 mixed toward gray.

#2c193d

#2c1c39

#2b2035

#2b2332

#2b272e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242439 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#252737 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#2b3231 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c1540;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c1540]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#2c1540 (#2c1540) is rgb(44, 21, 64) in RGB.

No, #2c1540 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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