#21172e

Color #21172e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 20.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#21172e

RGB

rgb(33, 23, 46)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 33.3%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 50%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 50%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(10.06, 11.02, -13.6)

LCH

lch(10.06, 17.5, 309.02)

OKLCH

oklch(22.9%, 0.0452, 302.99)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242e17

Analogous

#17182e

#21172e

#2c172e

Triadic

#21172e

#2e2117

#172e21

Split-complementary

#21172e

#2e2c17

#182e17

Tetradic

#21172e

#2e1724

#242e17

#172e21

Square

#21172e

#2e1718

#242e17

#172e2c

Shades

Color #21172e mixed toward black.

#1b1326

#160f1f

#100b17

#0b080f

#050408

Tints

Color #21172e mixed toward white.

#442f5f

#674890

#8c6cb5

#b29dce

#d9cee6

Tones

Color #21172e mixed toward gray.

#21192c

#211b2a

#221d28

#221f26

#222124

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1d2a · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#1e1e29 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#212625 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #21172e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#21172e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#21172e (#21172e) is rgb(33, 23, 46) in RGB.

No, #21172e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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