#271b2b

Color #271b2b

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#271b2b

RGB

rgb(39, 27, 43)

HSL

hsl(285, 22.9%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 37.2%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 37.2%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(11.89, 9.64, -8.5)

LCH

lch(11.89, 12.85, 318.6)

OKLCH

oklch(24.4%, 0.0343, 317.48)

HWB

hwb(285, 10.6%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f2b1b

Analogous

#1f1b2b

#271b2b

#2b1b27

Triadic

#271b2b

#2b271b

#1b2b27

Split-complementary

#271b2b

#272b1b

#1b2b1f

Tetradic

#271b2b

#2b1b1f

#1f2b1b

#1b2b27

Square

#271b2b

#2b1f1b

#1f2b1b

#1b272b

Shades

Color #271b2b mixed toward black.

#201624

#1a121d

#130d15

#0d090e

#060407

Tints

Color #271b2b mixed toward white.

#503758

#795385

#9e78aa

#bea5c6

#dfd2e3

Tones

Color #271b2b mixed toward gray.

#261c2a

#261e28

#251f27

#242026

#242224

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

#222228 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#232427 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#262524 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #271b2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#271b2b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#271b2b (#271b2b) is rgb(39, 27, 43) in RGB.

No, #271b2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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