#27212c

Color #27212c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#27212c

RGB

rgb(39, 33, 44)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 14.3%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 25%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 25%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(13.83, 5.55, -6.26)

LCH

lch(13.83, 8.37, 311.56)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.022, 309.47)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 12.9%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262c21

Analogous

#21212c

#27212c

#2c212c

Triadic

#27212c

#2c2721

#212c27

Split-complementary

#27212c

#2c2c21

#212c21

Tetradic

#27212c

#2c2126

#262c21

#212c27

Square

#27212c

#2c2121

#262c21

#212c2c

Shades

Color #27212c mixed toward black.

#211b25

#1a161d

#141016

#0d0b0f

#070507

Tints

Color #27212c mixed toward white.

#4c4055

#705f7e

#9483a2

#b8adc1

#dbd6e0

Tones

Color #27212c mixed toward gray.

#27222b

#27232a

#272429

#272528

#272627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25242a · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#252529 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#272827 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #27212c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#27212c]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#27212c (#27212c) is rgb(39, 33, 44) in RGB.

No, #27212c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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