#1c171f

Color #1c171f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#1c171f

RGB

rgb(28, 23, 31)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 14.8%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 25.8%, 12.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 87.8%)

LAB

lab(8.64, 4.52, -4.66)

LCH

lch(8.64, 6.49, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(21.4%, 0.0172, 312.88)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 9%, 87.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a1f17

Analogous

#18171f

#1c171f

#1f171e

Triadic

#1c171f

#1f1c17

#171f1c

Split-complementary

#1c171f

#1e1f17

#171f18

Tetradic

#1c171f

#1f171a

#1a1f17

#171f1c

Square

#1c171f

#1f1817

#1a1f17

#171e1f

Shades

Color #1c171f mixed toward black.

#17131a

#130f15

#0e0c10

#09080a

#050405

Tints

Color #1c171f mixed toward white.

#43374b

#6b5876

#917c9e

#b6a8be

#dad3df

Tones

Color #1c171f mixed toward gray.

#1c181e

#1c191d

#1b1a1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1d · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#1a1b1d · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#1c1c1b · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1c171f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c171f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#1c171f (#1c171f) is rgb(28, 23, 31) in RGB.

No, #1c171f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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