#170c1d

Color #170c1d

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#170c1d

RGB

rgb(23, 12, 29)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 41.5%, 8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 58.6%, 11.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 88.6%)

LAB

lab(4.82, 8.16, -8.95)

LCH

lch(4.82, 12.11, 312.36)

OKLCH

oklch(17.9%, 0.0374, 312.83)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 4.7%, 88.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#121d0c

Analogous

#0e0c1d

#170c1d

#1d0c1a

Triadic

#170c1d

#1d170c

#0c1d17

Split-complementary

#170c1d

#1a1d0c

#0c1d0e

Tetradic

#170c1d

#1d0c12

#121d0c

#0c1d17

Square

#170c1d

#1d0e0c

#121d0c

#0c1a1d

Shades

Color #170c1d mixed toward black.

#130a18

#0f0813

#0b060e

#08040a

#040205

Tints

Color #170c1d mixed toward white.

#432354

#6f3a8c

#9859ba

#ba90d1

#ddc8e8

Tones

Color #170c1d mixed toward gray.

#160d1b

#160f1a

#161019

#151217

#151316

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.11:1

White text reads better on this background (18.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#13131a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#131419 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#171716 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#101010 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #170c1d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#170c1d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#170c1d (#170c1d) is rgb(23, 12, 29) in RGB.

No, #170c1d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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