#2a183c

Color #2a183c

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 28.9 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a183c

RGB

rgb(42, 24, 60)

HSL

hsl(270, 42.9%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 60%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(12.43, 17.7, -19.87)

LCH

lch(12.43, 26.61, 311.69)

OKLCH

oklch(25.2%, 0.0683, 305.16)

HWB

hwb(270, 9.4%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3c18

Analogous

#18183c

#2a183c

#3c183c

Triadic

#2a183c

#3c2a18

#183c2a

Split-complementary

#2a183c

#3c3c18

#183c18

Tetradic

#2a183c

#3c182a

#2a3c18

#183c2a

Square

#2a183c

#3c1818

#2a3c18

#183c3c

Shades

Color #2a183c mixed toward black.

#231432

#1c1028

#150c1e

#0e0814

#07040a

Tints

Color #2a183c mixed toward white.

#4e2c6f

#7141a2

#9567c2

#b89ad6

#dccceb

Tones

Color #2a183c mixed toward gray.

#2a1b39

#2a1e36

#2a2133

#2a2430

#2a272d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232336 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#242634 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#29302f · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a183c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a183c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a183c (#2a183c) is rgb(42, 24, 60) in RGB.

No, #2a183c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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