#27232c

Color #27232c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#27232c

RGB

rgb(39, 35, 44)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 11.4%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 20.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(14.49, 4.11, -5.27)

LCH

lch(14.49, 6.68, 307.95)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.0174, 305.42)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 13.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282c23

Analogous

#23242c

#27232c

#2c232c

Triadic

#27232c

#2c2723

#232c27

Split-complementary

#27232c

#2c2c23

#242c23

Tetradic

#27232c

#2c2328

#282c23

#232c27

Square

#27232c

#2c2324

#282c23

#232c2c

Shades

Color #27232c mixed toward black.

#211d25

#1a171d

#141216

#0d0c0f

#070607

Tints

Color #27232c mixed toward white.

#4a4354

#6e637c

#9287a0

#b6afbf

#dbd7df

Tones

Color #27232c mixed toward gray.

#27242b

#27252b

#27252a

#272629

#272728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25252a · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#26262a · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#272828 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #27232c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#27232c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#27232c (#27232c) is rgb(39, 35, 44) in RGB.

No, #27232c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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