#280f44

Color #280f44

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 22.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#280f44

RGB

rgb(40, 15, 68)

HSL

hsl(268.3, 63.9%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.3, 77.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 77.9%, 0%, 73.3%)

LAB

lab(10.63, 25.27, -28.42)

LCH

lch(10.63, 38.03, 311.64)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0946, 301.07)

HWB

hwb(268.3, 5.9%, 73.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b440f

Analogous

#0f1144

#280f44

#430f44

Triadic

#280f44

#44280f

#0f4428

Split-complementary

#280f44

#44430f

#11440f

Tetradic

#280f44

#440f2b

#2b440f

#0f4428

Square

#280f44

#440f11

#2b440f

#0f4443

Shades

Color #280f44 mixed toward black.

#210d39

#1b0a2d

#140822

#0d0517

#07030b

Tints

Color #280f44 mixed toward white.

#4a1c7e

#6d29b9

#9050d8

#b58ae5

#dac5f2

Tones

Color #280f44 mixed toward gray.

#281340

#29183b

#291c37

#292132

#29252e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#201f3c · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#21223a · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#273433 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #280f44;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#280f44]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#280f44 (#280f44) is rgb(40, 15, 68) in RGB.

No, #280f44 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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