#232027

Color #232027

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#232027

RGB

rgb(35, 32, 39)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 9.9%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 17.9%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(12.84, 3.18, -4.19)

LCH

lch(12.84, 5.26, 307.2)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0137, 304.62)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 12.5%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242720

Analogous

#202027

#232027

#262027

Triadic

#232027

#272320

#202723

Split-complementary

#232027

#272620

#202720

Tetradic

#232027

#272024

#242720

#202723

Square

#232027

#272020

#242720

#202726

Shades

Color #232027 mixed toward black.

#1d1b20

#17151a

#111013

#0c0b0d

#060506

Tints

Color #232027 mixed toward white.

#47414f

#6b6277

#90869c

#b5afbd

#dad7de

Tones

Color #232027 mixed toward gray.

#232126

#232225

#232324

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222225 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#222225 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#232424 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #232027;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232027]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#232027 (#232027) is rgb(35, 32, 39) in RGB.

No, #232027 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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