#2e2136

Color #2e2136

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2136

RGB

rgb(46, 33, 54)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 24.1%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 38.9%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(15.14, 11.15, -11.32)

LCH

lch(15.14, 15.89, 314.57)

OKLCH

oklch(27.3%, 0.0418, 312)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 12.9%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#293621

Analogous

#242136

#2e2136

#362134

Triadic

#2e2136

#362e21

#21362e

Split-complementary

#2e2136

#343621

#213624

Tetradic

#2e2136

#362129

#293621

#21362e

Square

#2e2136

#362421

#293621

#213436

Shades

Color #2e2136 mixed toward black.

#261c2d

#1f1624

#17111b

#0f0b12

#080609

Tints

Color #2e2136 mixed toward white.

#533c62

#79578e

#9b7caf

#bda8ca

#ded3e4

Tones

Color #2e2136 mixed toward gray.

#2e2334

#2d2533

#2d2631

#2c282f

#2c2a2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292932 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#2a2b31 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#2d2e2d · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2136;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2136]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2e2136 (#2e2136) is rgb(46, 33, 54) in RGB.

No, #2e2136 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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