#2a0243

Color #2a0243

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 19.81 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0243

RGB

rgb(42, 2, 67)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 94.2%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 97%, 26.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.3%, 97%, 0%, 73.7%)

LAB

lab(8.49, 32.24, -31.19)

LCH

lch(8.49, 44.86, 315.95)

OKLCH

oklch(22.6%, 0.1116, 307.17)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 0.8%, 73.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b4302

Analogous

#090243

#2a0243

#43023b

Triadic

#2a0243

#432a02

#02432a

Split-complementary

#2a0243

#3b4302

#024309

Tetradic

#2a0243

#43021b

#1b4302

#02432a

Square

#2a0243

#430902

#1b4302

#023b43

Shades

Color #2a0243 mixed toward black.

#230238

#1c012d

#150121

#0e0116

#07000b

Tints

Color #2a0243 mixed toward white.

#57048a

#8306d2

#a929f9

#c570fb

#e2b8fd

Tones

Color #2a0243 mixed toward gray.

#29073d

#270d38

#261233

#25182d

#241d28

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1e3a · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#202238 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#293230 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0243]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a0243 (#2a0243) is rgb(42, 2, 67) in RGB.

No, #2a0243 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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