#231c27

Color #231c27

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#231c27

RGB

rgb(35, 28, 39)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 16.4%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 28.2%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(11.51, 6.11, -6.19)

LCH

lch(11.51, 8.7, 314.63)

OKLCH

oklch(24%, 0.023, 313.06)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 11%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#20271c

Analogous

#1d1c27

#231c27

#271c25

Triadic

#231c27

#27231c

#1c2723

Split-complementary

#231c27

#25271c

#1c271d

Tetradic

#231c27

#271c20

#20271c

#1c2723

Square

#231c27

#271d1c

#20271c

#1c2527

Shades

Color #231c27 mixed toward black.

#1d1720

#17131a

#110e13

#0c090d

#060506

Tints

Color #231c27 mixed toward white.

#493b52

#705a7d

#957ea2

#b8a9c1

#dcd4e0

Tones

Color #231c27 mixed toward gray.

#231d26

#221e25

#221f24

#222023

#222022

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202025 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#212124 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#232322 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231c27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231c27]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#231c27 (#231c27) is rgb(35, 28, 39) in RGB.

No, #231c27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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