#231d28

Color #231d28

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231d28

RGB

rgb(35, 29, 40)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 15.9%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 27.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.89, 5.65, -6.36)

LCH

lch(11.89, 8.51, 311.62)

OKLCH

oklch(24.3%, 0.0224, 309.38)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 11.4%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22281d

Analogous

#1d1d28

#231d28

#281d27

Triadic

#231d28

#28231d

#1d2823

Split-complementary

#231d28

#27281d

#1d281d

Tetradic

#231d28

#281d22

#22281d

#1d2823

Square

#231d28

#281d1d

#22281d

#1d2728

Shades

Color #231d28 mixed toward black.

#1d1821

#17131b

#110e14

#0c0a0d

#060507

Tints

Color #231d28 mixed toward white.

#483c53

#6d5b7d

#927fa2

#b7aac1

#dbd4e0

Tones

Color #231d28 mixed toward gray.

#231e27

#231f26

#232025

#232124

#232223

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212026 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#212125 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#232423 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231d28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231d28]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#231d28 (#231d28) is rgb(35, 29, 40) in RGB.

No, #231d28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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