#2a222f

Color #2a222f

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a222f

RGB

rgb(42, 34, 47)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 16%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 27.7%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(14.63, 6.91, -7.16)

LCH

lch(14.63, 9.95, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(26.7%, 0.0263, 312.38)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 13.3%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272f22

Analogous

#24222f

#2a222f

#2f222e

Triadic

#2a222f

#2f2a22

#222f2a

Split-complementary

#2a222f

#2e2f22

#222f24

Tetradic

#2a222f

#2f2227

#272f22

#222f2a

Square

#2a222f

#2f2422

#272f22

#222e2f

Shades

Color #2a222f mixed toward black.

#231c27

#1c171f

#151118

#0e0b10

#070608

Tints

Color #2a222f mixed toward white.

#4f4058

#745e82

#9883a5

#baacc3

#ddd6e1

Tones

Color #2a222f mixed toward gray.

#2a232e

#2a242d

#29252c

#29262b

#29272a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272c · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#27282c · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#2a2a29 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a222f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a222f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a222f (#2a222f) is rgb(42, 34, 47) in RGB.

No, #2a222f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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