#1b1a23

Color #1b1a23

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#1b1a23

RGB

rgb(27, 26, 35)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 14.8%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 25.7%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(9.74, 2.97, -6)

LCH

lch(9.74, 6.69, 296.34)

OKLCH

oklch(22.3%, 0.0175, 290.1)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 10.2%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22231a

Analogous

#1a1e23

#1b1a23

#201a23

Triadic

#1b1a23

#231b1a

#1a231b

Split-complementary

#1b1a23

#23201a

#1e231a

Tetradic

#1b1a23

#231a22

#22231a

#1a231b

Square

#1b1a23

#231a1e

#22231a

#1a2320

Shades

Color #1b1a23 mixed toward black.

#17161d

#121117

#0e0d12

#09090c

#050406

Tints

Color #1b1a23 mixed toward white.

#3c3a4e

#5d5a79

#827e9f

#aca9bf

#d5d4df

Tones

Color #1b1a23 mixed toward gray.

#1c1b22

#1c1c22

#1d1c21

#1d1d20

#1e1e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.22:1

White text reads better on this background (17.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b21 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#1b1b21 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#1b1f1f · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b1a23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b1a23]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#1b1a23 (#1b1a23) is rgb(27, 26, 35) in RGB.

No, #1b1a23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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