#1b0017

Color #1b0017

A vivid, highly saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#1b0017

RGB

rgb(27, 0, 23)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 100%, 5.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 100%, 10.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 14.8%, 89.4%)

LAB

lab(2.66, 13.37, -7.36)

LCH

lch(2.66, 15.26, 331.17)

OKLCH

oklch(15.3%, 0.0681, 334.23)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 0%, 89.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#001b04

Analogous

#12001b

#1b0017

#1b000a

Triadic

#1b0017

#171b00

#00171b

Split-complementary

#1b0017

#0a1b00

#001b12

Tetradic

#1b0017

#1b0400

#001b04

#00171b

Square

#1b0017

#1b1200

#001b04

#000a1b

Shades

Color #1b0017 mixed toward black.

#170013

#12000f

#0e000c

#090008

#050004

Tints

Color #1b0017 mixed toward white.

#6c005c

#bc00a0

#ff0edb

#ff5ee7

#ffaff3

Tones

Color #1b0017 mixed toward gray.

#190215

#170514

#140712

#120911

#100b0f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.06:1

White text reads better on this background (19.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#121213 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#141512 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#1a0f0e · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#0a0a0a · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1b0017;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b0017]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#1b0017 (#1b0017) is rgb(27, 0, 23) in RGB.

No, #1b0017 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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