#151017

Color #151017

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#151017

RGB

rgb(21, 16, 23)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 17.9%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 30.4%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 30.4%, 0%, 91%)

LAB

lab(5.35, 3.55, -3.52)

LCH

lch(5.35, 5, 315.24)

OKLCH

oklch(18.3%, 0.0161, 316.26)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 6.3%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#121710

Analogous

#111017

#151017

#171015

Triadic

#151017

#171510

#101715

Split-complementary

#151017

#151710

#101711

Tetradic

#151017

#171012

#121710

#101715

Square

#151017

#171110

#121710

#101517

Shades

Color #151017 mixed toward black.

#110d13

#0e0b0f

#0a080b

#070508

#030304

Tints

Color #151017 mixed toward white.

#3f3045

#695073

#92749e

#b7a2bf

#dbd1df

Tones

Color #151017 mixed toward gray.

#151016

#141116

#141215

#141314

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#131315 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#131415 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#151414 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#121212 · ΔE 5.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #151017;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#151017]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#151017 (#151017) is rgb(21, 16, 23) in RGB.

No, #151017 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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