#1c181f

Color #1c181f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#1c181f

RGB

rgb(28, 24, 31)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 12.7%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 22.6%, 12.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 22.6%, 0%, 87.8%)

LAB

lab(8.98, 3.77, -4.15)

LCH

lch(8.98, 5.61, 312.25)

OKLCH

oklch(21.7%, 0.0148, 310.6)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 9.4%, 87.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b1f18

Analogous

#19181f

#1c181f

#1f181f

Triadic

#1c181f

#1f1c18

#181f1c

Split-complementary

#1c181f

#1f1f18

#181f19

Tetradic

#1c181f

#1f181b

#1b1f18

#181f1c

Square

#1c181f

#1f1918

#1b1f18

#181f1f

Shades

Color #1c181f mixed toward black.

#17141a

#131015

#0e0c10

#09080a

#050405

Tints

Color #1c181f mixed toward white.

#43394a

#695a74

#8f7f9c

#b5aabd

#dad4de

Tones

Color #1c181f mixed toward gray.

#1c191e

#1c1a1d

#1c1b1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.2:1

White text reads better on this background (17.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1d · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#1b1b1d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c181f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c181f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#1c181f (#1c181f) is rgb(28, 24, 31) in RGB.

No, #1c181f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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