#2c1b38

Color #2c1b38

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2c1b38

RGB

rgb(44, 27, 56)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 34.9%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 51.8%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(13.26, 15.16, -15.69)

LCH

lch(13.26, 21.82, 314.02)

OKLCH

oklch(25.8%, 0.0569, 310.01)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 10.6%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27381b

Analogous

#1e1b38

#2c1b38

#381b36

Triadic

#2c1b38

#382c1b

#1b382c

Split-complementary

#2c1b38

#36381b

#1b381e

Tetradic

#2c1b38

#381b27

#27381b

#1b382c

Square

#2c1b38

#381e1b

#27381b

#1b3638

Shades

Color #2c1b38 mixed toward black.

#25172f

#1d1225

#160e1c

#0f0913

#070509

Tints

Color #2c1b38 mixed toward white.

#523268

#784998

#9b6fba

#bc9fd1

#decfe8

Tones

Color #2c1b38 mixed toward gray.

#2c1d36

#2b2033

#2b2231

#2a252e

#2a272c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262533 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#272831 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#2b2e2d · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c1b38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c1b38]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2c1b38 (#2c1b38) is rgb(44, 27, 56) in RGB.

No, #2c1b38 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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