#272232

Color #272232

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#272232

RGB

rgb(39, 34, 50)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 19%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 32%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(14.43, 6.5, -9.64)

LCH

lch(14.43, 11.63, 303.99)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0302, 298.69)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 13.3%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d3222

Analogous

#222532

#272232

#2f2232

Triadic

#272232

#322722

#223227

Split-complementary

#272232

#322f22

#253222

Tetradic

#272232

#32222d

#2d3222

#223227

Square

#272232

#322225

#2d3222

#22322f

Shades

Color #272232 mixed toward black.

#211c2a

#1a1721

#141119

#0d0b11

#070608

Tints

Color #272232 mixed toward white.

#483f5c

#695c87

#8d80a9

#b3abc6

#d9d5e2

Tones

Color #272232 mixed toward gray.

#282331

#28252f

#29262e

#29272d

#2a292b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25252f · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#25262e · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#272c2b · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272232;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272232]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#272232 (#272232) is rgb(39, 34, 50) in RGB.

No, #272232 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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