#231526

Color #231526

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#231526

RGB

rgb(35, 21, 38)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 28.8%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 44.7%, 14.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 85.1%)

LAB

lab(9.27, 11, -8.88)

LCH

lch(9.27, 14.14, 321.09)

OKLCH

oklch(22.2%, 0.0381, 320.33)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 8.2%, 85.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#182615

Analogous

#1b1526

#231526

#261521

Triadic

#231526

#262315

#152623

Split-complementary

#231526

#212615

#15261b

Tetradic

#231526

#261518

#182615

#152623

Square

#231526

#261b15

#182615

#152126

Shades

Color #231526 mixed toward black.

#1d1220

#170e19

#120b13

#0c070d

#060406

Tints

Color #231526 mixed toward white.

#503056

#7c4b87

#a36eaf

#c29eca

#e0cfe4

Tones

Color #231526 mixed toward gray.

#221625

#211823

#201922

#1f1b20

#1e1c1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e23 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#1e1f22 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#22201f · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231526;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231526]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#231526 (#231526) is rgb(35, 21, 38) in RGB.

No, #231526 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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