#281c2d

Color #281c2d

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#281c2d

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 45)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 23.3%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 37.8%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(12.42, 9.86, -9.12)

LCH

lch(12.42, 13.43, 317.23)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0357, 315.79)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 11%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212d1c

Analogous

#1f1c2d

#281c2d

#2d1c29

Triadic

#281c2d

#2d281c

#1c2d28

Split-complementary

#281c2d

#292d1c

#1c2d1f

Tetradic

#281c2d

#2d1c21

#212d1c

#1c2d28

Square

#281c2d

#2d1f1c

#212d1c

#1c292d

Shades

Color #281c2d mixed toward black.

#211725

#1b131e

#140e16

#0d090f

#070507

Tints

Color #281c2d mixed toward white.

#50385a

#785487

#9c78ab

#bda5c7

#ded2e3

Tones

Color #281c2d mixed toward gray.

#271d2c

#271f2a

#262029

#262227

#252326

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#242529 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#272726 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281c2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c2d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#281c2d (#281c2d) is rgb(40, 28, 45) in RGB.

No, #281c2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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