#2a0047

Color #2a0047

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 17.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0047

RGB

rgb(42, 0, 71)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 100%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 100%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 100%, 0%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(8.54, 34.33, -33.93)

LCH

lch(8.54, 48.27, 315.34)

OKLCH

oklch(22.8%, 0.1183, 305.02)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 0%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d4700

Analogous

#060047

#2a0047

#470040

Triadic

#2a0047

#472a00

#00472a

Split-complementary

#2a0047

#404700

#004706

Tetradic

#2a0047

#47001d

#1d4700

#00472a

Square

#2a0047

#470600

#1d4700

#004047

Shades

Color #2a0047 mixed toward black.

#23003b

#1c002f

#150023

#0e0018

#07000c

Tints

Color #2a0047 mixed toward white.

#550090

#8100d9

#a523ff

#c36dff

#e1b6ff

Tones

Color #2a0047 mixed toward gray.

#290641

#280c3b

#271235

#26182f

#251e29

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e3e · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#20223b · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#293533 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 24.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0047;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0047]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a0047 (#2a0047) is rgb(42, 0, 71) in RGB.

No, #2a0047 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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