#242129

Color #242129

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#242129

RGB

rgb(36, 33, 41)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 10.8%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 19.5%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(13.37, 3.44, -4.83)

LCH

lch(13.37, 5.93, 305.46)

OKLCH

oklch(25.5%, 0.0154, 302.56)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 12.9%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262921

Analogous

#212229

#242129

#282129

Triadic

#242129

#292421

#212924

Split-complementary

#242129

#292821

#222921

Tetradic

#242129

#292126

#262921

#212924

Square

#242129

#292122

#262921

#212928

Shades

Color #242129 mixed toward black.

#1e1b22

#18161b

#121014

#0c0b0e

#060507

Tints

Color #242129 mixed toward white.

#474151

#6b6279

#8f869e

#b4aebe

#dad7df

Tones

Color #242129 mixed toward gray.

#242228

#242327

#252426

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232327 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#232327 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#242625 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242129;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242129]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#242129 (#242129) is rgb(36, 33, 41) in RGB.

No, #242129 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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