#2e2536

Color #2e2536

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2536

RGB

rgb(46, 37, 54)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 18.7%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 31.5%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(16.36, 8.31, -9.45)

LCH

lch(16.36, 12.58, 311.33)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.033, 308.47)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 14.5%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d3625

Analogous

#252536

#2e2536

#362535

Triadic

#2e2536

#362e25

#25362e

Split-complementary

#2e2536

#353625

#253625

Tetradic

#2e2536

#36252d

#2d3625

#25362e

Square

#2e2536

#362525

#2d3625

#253536

Shades

Color #2e2536 mixed toward black.

#261f2d

#1f1924

#17121b

#0f0c12

#080609

Tints

Color #2e2536 mixed toward white.

#51415f

#755e89

#9783aa

#baacc6

#dcd6e3

Tones

Color #2e2536 mixed toward gray.

#2e2634

#2e2833

#2e2932

#2e2b30

#2d2c2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a32 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#2b2c32 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2e2f2f · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2536;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2536]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#2e2536 (#2e2536) is rgb(46, 37, 54) in RGB.

No, #2e2536 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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