#281d32

Color #281d32

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 20.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#281d32

RGB

rgb(40, 29, 50)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 26.6%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 42%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 42%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(12.99, 10.52, -11.86)

LCH

lch(12.99, 15.85, 311.57)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0413, 307.73)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 11.4%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27321d

Analogous

#1e1d32

#281d32

#321d32

Triadic

#281d32

#32281d

#1d3228

Split-complementary

#281d32

#32321d

#1d321e

Tetradic

#281d32

#321d27

#27321d

#1d3228

Square

#281d32

#321e1d

#27321d

#1d3232

Shades

Color #281d32 mixed toward black.

#21182a

#1b1321

#140f19

#0d0a11

#070508

Tints

Color #281d32 mixed toward white.

#4c3760

#71528d

#9577b0

#b8a4ca

#dcd2e5

Tones

Color #281d32 mixed toward gray.

#281f30

#28212f

#28222d

#28242b

#282629

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242e · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#24252d · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#282a29 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281d32;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281d32]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#281d32 (#281d32) is rgb(40, 29, 50) in RGB.

No, #281d32 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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