#2c1c37

Color #2c1c37

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c1c37

RGB

rgb(44, 28, 55)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 32.5%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 49.1%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 49.1%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(13.48, 14.18, -14.63)

LCH

lch(13.48, 20.37, 314.11)

OKLCH

oklch(26%, 0.0533, 310.36)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 11%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27371c

Analogous

#1f1c37

#2c1c37

#371c35

Triadic

#2c1c37

#372c1c

#1c372c

Split-complementary

#2c1c37

#35371c

#1c371f

Tetradic

#2c1c37

#371c27

#27371c

#1c372c

Square

#2c1c37

#371f1c

#27371c

#1c3537

Shades

Color #2c1c37 mixed toward black.

#25172e

#1d1325

#160e1c

#0f0912

#070509

Tints

Color #2c1c37 mixed toward white.

#523466

#784c95

#9b72b7

#bca1cf

#ded0e7

Tones

Color #2c1c37 mixed toward gray.

#2c1e35

#2b2133

#2b2330

#2a252e

#2a272c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262632 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#272831 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#2b2d2c · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c1c37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c1c37]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2c1c37 (#2c1c37) is rgb(44, 28, 55) in RGB.

No, #2c1c37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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