#2a202d

Color #2a202d

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a202d

RGB

rgb(42, 32, 45)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 16.9%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 28.9%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(13.91, 7.83, -6.82)

LCH

lch(13.91, 10.38, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(26.1%, 0.0278, 318.21)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 12.5%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232d20

Analogous

#24202d

#2a202d

#2d2029

Triadic

#2a202d

#2d2a20

#202d2a

Split-complementary

#2a202d

#292d20

#202d24

Tetradic

#2a202d

#2d2023

#232d20

#202d2a

Square

#2a202d

#2d2420

#232d20

#20292d

Shades

Color #2a202d mixed toward black.

#231b26

#1c151e

#151017

#0e0b0f

#070508

Tints

Color #2a202d mixed toward white.

#513e57

#795c81

#9d80a5

#bdabc3

#ded5e1

Tones

Color #2a202d mixed toward gray.

#29212c

#29222b

#28232a

#282429

#272528

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262a · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#27272a · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2a2827 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a202d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a202d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a202d (#2a202d) is rgb(42, 32, 45) in RGB.

No, #2a202d 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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