#2a212e

Color #2a212e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a212e

RGB

rgb(42, 33, 46)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 16.5%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 28.3%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(14.27, 7.37, -7)

LCH

lch(14.27, 10.16, 316.47)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.027, 315.3)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 12.9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252e21

Analogous

#24212e

#2a212e

#2e212c

Triadic

#2a212e

#2e2a21

#212e2a

Split-complementary

#2a212e

#2c2e21

#212e24

Tetradic

#2a212e

#2e2125

#252e21

#212e2a

Square

#2a212e

#2e2421

#252e21

#212c2e

Shades

Color #2a212e mixed toward black.

#231c26

#1c161f

#151117

#0e0b0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2a212e mixed toward white.

#503f58

#765d82

#9a81a5

#bcabc3

#ddd5e1

Tones

Color #2a212e mixed toward gray.

#2a222d

#29232c

#29242b

#28252a

#282629

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262b · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#27282b · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#2a2928 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a212e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a212e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2a212e (#2a212e) is rgb(42, 33, 46) in RGB.

No, #2a212e 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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