#231831

Color #231831

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 21.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231831

RGB

rgb(35, 24, 49)

HSL

hsl(266.4, 34.2%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.4, 51%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 51%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(10.79, 11.96, -14.61)

LCH

lch(10.79, 18.88, 309.3)

OKLCH

oklch(23.6%, 0.0486, 303.17)

HWB

hwb(266.4, 9.4%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#263118

Analogous

#181931

#231831

#2f1831

Triadic

#231831

#312318

#183123

Split-complementary

#231831

#312f18

#193118

Tetradic

#231831

#311826

#263118

#183123

Square

#231831

#311819

#263118

#18312f

Shades

Color #231831 mixed toward black.

#1d1429

#171021

#110c18

#0c0810

#060408

Tints

Color #231831 mixed toward white.

#463062

#694893

#8d6cb7

#b39dcf

#d9cee7

Tones

Color #231831 mixed toward gray.

#231a2f

#231c2d

#241e2b

#242029

#242227

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f2c · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#1f202b · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#232827 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231831;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231831]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#231831 (#231831) is rgb(35, 24, 49) in RGB.

No, #231831 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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