#231b30

Color #231b30

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 19.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#231b30

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 48)

HSL

hsl(262.9, 28%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.9, 43.8%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 43.8%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(11.65, 9.44, -12.54)

LCH

lch(11.65, 15.7, 306.97)

OKLCH

oklch(24.2%, 0.0406, 300.99)

HWB

hwb(262.9, 10.6%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#28301b

Analogous

#1b1d30

#231b30

#2d1b30

Triadic

#231b30

#30231b

#1b3023

Split-complementary

#231b30

#302d1b

#1d301b

Tetradic

#231b30

#301b28

#28301b

#1b3023

Square

#231b30

#301b1d

#28301b

#1b302d

Shades

Color #231b30 mixed toward black.

#1d1628

#171220

#120d18

#0c0910

#060408

Tints

Color #231b30 mixed toward white.

#45355e

#674f8d

#8b74b1

#b2a2cb

#d8d1e5

Tones

Color #231b30 mixed toward gray.

#231d2e

#241e2c

#24202b

#252229

#252427

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20202c · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#20212b · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#232827 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231b30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b30]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#231b30 (#231b30) is rgb(35, 27, 48) in RGB.

No, #231b30 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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