#281e2e

Color #281e2e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#281e2e

RGB

rgb(40, 30, 46)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 21.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 34.8%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 34.8%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(13.09, 8.69, -8.82)

LCH

lch(13.09, 12.38, 314.57)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0326, 312.39)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 11.8%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242e1e

Analogous

#201e2e

#281e2e

#2e1e2c

Triadic

#281e2e

#2e281e

#1e2e28

Split-complementary

#281e2e

#2c2e1e

#1e2e20

Tetradic

#281e2e

#2e1e24

#242e1e

#1e2e28

Square

#281e2e

#2e201e

#242e1e

#1e2c2e

Shades

Color #281e2e mixed toward black.

#211926

#1b141f

#140f17

#0d0a0f

#070508

Tints

Color #281e2e mixed toward white.

#4e3b5a

#745786

#987ca9

#baa7c6

#ddd3e2

Tones

Color #281e2e mixed toward gray.

#281f2d

#27212b

#27222a

#272329

#262527

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242b · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#25252a · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#282827 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281e2e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#281e2e (#281e2e) is rgb(40, 30, 46) in RGB.

No, #281e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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