#231b25

Color #231b25

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#231b25

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 37)

HSL

hsl(288, 15.6%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 27%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 27%, 0%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(11.1, 6.31, -5.35)

LCH

lch(11.1, 8.27, 319.71)

OKLCH

oklch(23.6%, 0.0222, 319.57)

HWB

hwb(288, 10.6%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d251b

Analogous

#1e1b25

#231b25

#251b22

Triadic

#231b25

#25231b

#1b2523

Split-complementary

#231b25

#22251b

#1b251e

Tetradic

#231b25

#251b1d

#1d251b

#1b2523

Square

#231b25

#251e1b

#1d251b

#1b2225

Shades

Color #231b25 mixed toward black.

#1d161f

#171219

#110d12

#0c090c

#060406

Tints

Color #231b25 mixed toward white.

#4c3a50

#745a7b

#9a7ea1

#bca9c0

#ddd4e0

Tones

Color #231b25 mixed toward gray.

#221c24

#221d23

#211d22

#211e22

#201f21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202023 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#202122 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#232121 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231b25;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b25]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#231b25 (#231b25) is rgb(35, 27, 37) in RGB.

No, #231b25 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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