#2c2238

Color #2c2238

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2238

RGB

rgb(44, 34, 56)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 24.4%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 39.3%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(15.3, 10.21, -12.5)

LCH

lch(15.3, 16.14, 309.24)

OKLCH

oklch(27.4%, 0.0419, 304.6)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 13.3%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3822

Analogous

#222338

#2c2238

#372238

Triadic

#2c2238

#382c22

#22382c

Split-complementary

#2c2238

#383722

#233822

Tetradic

#2c2238

#38222e

#2e3822

#22382c

Square

#2c2238

#382223

#2e3822

#223837

Shades

Color #2c2238 mixed toward black.

#251c2f

#1d1725

#16111c

#0f0b13

#070609

Tints

Color #2c2238 mixed toward white.

#4e3c63

#70578f

#947cb0

#b7a8ca

#dbd3e5

Tones

Color #2c2238 mixed toward gray.

#2c2436

#2c2634

#2c2732

#2d2931

#2d2b2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282834 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#292932 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2c302f · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2238]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2c2238 (#2c2238) is rgb(44, 34, 56) in RGB.

No, #2c2238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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