#2a162f

Color #2a162f

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 22.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a162f

RGB

rgb(42, 22, 47)

HSL

hsl(288, 36.2%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 53.2%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 53.2%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(11.07, 15.45, -12.65)

LCH

lch(11.07, 19.97, 320.69)

OKLCH

oklch(24%, 0.0536, 319.39)

HWB

hwb(288, 8.6%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b2f16

Analogous

#1d162f

#2a162f

#2f1627

Triadic

#2a162f

#2f2a16

#162f2a

Split-complementary

#2a162f

#272f16

#162f1d

Tetradic

#2a162f

#2f161b

#1b2f16

#162f2a

Square

#2a162f

#2f1d16

#1b2f16

#16272f

Shades

Color #2a162f mixed toward black.

#231227

#1c0f1f

#150b17

#0e0710

#070408

Tints

Color #2a162f mixed toward white.

#572d61

#834593

#a969b9

#c59bd0

#e2cde8

Tones

Color #2a162f mixed toward gray.

#29182d

#271a2b

#261c29

#251e27

#242025

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232a · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#242529 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#292625 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a162f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a162f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#2a162f (#2a162f) is rgb(42, 22, 47) in RGB.

No, #2a162f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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