#231c30

Color #231c30

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 19.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#231c30

RGB

rgb(35, 28, 48)

HSL

hsl(261, 26.3%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 41.7%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(11.97, 8.71, -12.05)

LCH

lch(11.97, 14.87, 305.86)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0384, 299.63)

HWB

hwb(261, 11%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#29301c

Analogous

#1c1f30

#231c30

#2d1c30

Triadic

#231c30

#30231c

#1c3023

Split-complementary

#231c30

#302d1c

#1f301c

Tetradic

#231c30

#301c29

#29301c

#1c3023

Square

#231c30

#301c1f

#29301c

#1c302d

Shades

Color #231c30 mixed toward black.

#1d1728

#171320

#110e18

#0c0910

#060508

Tints

Color #231c30 mixed toward white.

#44375e

#66518b

#8a76af

#b1a4ca

#d8d1e4

Tones

Color #231c30 mixed toward gray.

#231e2e

#241f2d

#24212b

#252329

#252428

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20202c · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#21212b · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#232928 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231c30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231c30]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#231c30 (#231c30) is rgb(35, 28, 48) in RGB.

No, #231c30 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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