#2c2531

Color #2c2531

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2531

RGB

rgb(44, 37, 49)

HSL

hsl(275, 14%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 24.5%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(15.9, 6.15, -6.64)

LCH

lch(15.9, 9.05, 312.81)

OKLCH

oklch(27.7%, 0.0238, 310.91)

HWB

hwb(275, 14.5%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3125

Analogous

#262531

#2c2531

#312530

Triadic

#2c2531

#312c25

#25312c

Split-complementary

#2c2531

#303125

#253126

Tetradic

#2c2531

#31252a

#2a3125

#25312c

Square

#2c2531

#312625

#2a3125

#253031

Shades

Color #2c2531 mixed toward black.

#251f29

#1d1921

#161319

#0f0c10

#070608

Tints

Color #2c2531 mixed toward white.

#504359

#746282

#9886a4

#baaec2

#ddd7e1

Tones

Color #2c2531 mixed toward gray.

#2c2630

#2c272f

#2c282e

#2b292d

#2b2a2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292e · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2e · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2531;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2531]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2c2531 (#2c2531) is rgb(44, 37, 49) in RGB.

No, #2c2531 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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