#2a1c28

Color #2a1c28

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a1c28

RGB

rgb(42, 28, 40)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 20%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 33.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 4.8%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(12.45, 9.46, -5.41)

LCH

lch(12.45, 10.9, 330.24)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0304, 331.49)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 11%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c2a1e

Analogous

#251c2a

#2a1c28

#2a1c21

Triadic

#2a1c28

#282a1c

#1c282a

Split-complementary

#2a1c28

#212a1c

#1c2a25

Tetradic

#2a1c28

#2a1e1c

#1c2a1e

#1c282a

Square

#2a1c28

#2a251c

#1c2a1e

#1c212a

Shades

Color #2a1c28 mixed toward black.

#231721

#1c131b

#150e14

#0e090d

#070507

Tints

Color #2a1c28 mixed toward white.

#563952

#82577c

#a77ba1

#c4a7c0

#e2d3e0

Tones

Color #2a1c28 mixed toward gray.

#291d27

#281e26

#261f25

#252125

#242224

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252425 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#252625 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#292323 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a1c28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a1c28]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2a1c28 (#2a1c28) is rgb(42, 28, 40) in RGB.

No, #2a1c28 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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