#231c29

Color #231c29

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#231c29

RGB

rgb(35, 28, 41)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 18.8%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 31.7%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(11.61, 6.66, -7.51)

LCH

lch(11.61, 10.04, 311.57)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0263, 308.83)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 11%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22291c

Analogous

#1c1c29

#231c29

#291c28

Triadic

#231c29

#29231c

#1c2923

Split-complementary

#231c29

#28291c

#1c291c

Tetradic

#231c29

#291c22

#22291c

#1c2923

Square

#231c29

#291c1c

#22291c

#1c2829

Shades

Color #231c29 mixed toward black.

#1d1722

#17131b

#110e14

#0c090e

#060507

Tints

Color #231c29 mixed toward white.

#483a55

#6e5880

#927ca5

#b7a8c3

#dbd3e1

Tones

Color #231c29 mixed toward gray.

#231d28

#231e27

#231f26

#232025

#232124

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202026 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#212126 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#232423 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231c29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231c29]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#231c29 (#231c29) is rgb(35, 28, 41) in RGB.

No, #231c29 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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