#2e2937

Color #2e2937

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2937

RGB

rgb(46, 41, 55)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 14.6%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 25.5%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(17.66, 5.76, -8.17)

LCH

lch(17.66, 10, 305.18)

OKLCH

oklch(29.2%, 0.0259, 301.12)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 16.1%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#323729

Analogous

#292b37

#2e2937

#352937

Triadic

#2e2937

#372e29

#29372e

Split-complementary

#2e2937

#373529

#2b3729

Tetradic

#2e2937

#372932

#323729

#29372e

Square

#2e2937

#37292b

#323729

#293735

Shades

Color #2e2937 mixed toward black.

#26222e

#1f1b25

#17141b

#0f0e12

#080709

Tints

Color #2e2937 mixed toward white.

#4f465e

#706486

#9388a7

#b7b0c4

#dbd7e2

Tones

Color #2e2937 mixed toward gray.

#2e2a36

#2f2b35

#2f2c33

#2f2e32

#302f31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c34 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#2c2d33 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#2e3131 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2937;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2937]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#2e2937 (#2e2937) is rgb(46, 41, 55) in RGB.

No, #2e2937 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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