#281a33

Color #281a33

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 22.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#281a33

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 51)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 32.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 49%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 49%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(12.15, 12.97, -13.89)

LCH

lch(12.15, 19, 313.04)

OKLCH

oklch(24.8%, 0.0495, 308.93)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 10.2%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25331a

Analogous

#1b1a33

#281a33

#331a32

Triadic

#281a33

#33281a

#1a3328

Split-complementary

#281a33

#32331a

#1a331b

Tetradic

#281a33

#331a25

#25331a

#1a3328

Square

#281a33

#331b1a

#25331a

#1a3233

Shades

Color #281a33 mixed toward black.

#21162b

#1b1122

#140d1a

#0d0911

#070409

Tints

Color #281a33 mixed toward white.

#4d3263

#734b93

#9770b6

#ba9fce

#dccfe7

Tones

Color #281a33 mixed toward gray.

#281c31

#281e2f

#27202d

#27222b

#272429

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232e · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#23242d · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#272a29 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281a33;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a33]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#281a33 (#281a33) is rgb(40, 26, 51) in RGB.

No, #281a33 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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