#221829

Color #221829

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#221829

RGB

rgb(34, 24, 41)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 26.2%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 41.5%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 41.5%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(10.21, 9.2, -9.67)

LCH

lch(10.21, 13.35, 313.57)

OKLCH

oklch(23%, 0.035, 310.6)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 9.4%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f2918

Analogous

#191829

#221829

#291827

Triadic

#221829

#292218

#182922

Split-complementary

#221829

#272918

#182919

Tetradic

#221829

#29181f

#1f2918

#182922

Square

#221829

#291918

#1f2918

#182729

Shades

Color #221829 mixed toward black.

#1c1422

#17101b

#110c14

#0b080e

#060407

Tints

Color #221829 mixed toward white.

#493358

#704f87

#9573ad

#b8a1c8

#dcd0e4

Tones

Color #221829 mixed toward gray.

#221927

#211b26

#211c25

#211e23

#211f22

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e26 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#1f1f25 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#222322 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #221829;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#221829]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#221829 (#221829) is rgb(34, 24, 41) in RGB.

No, #221829 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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