#2c2536

Color #2c2536

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2536

RGB

rgb(44, 37, 54)

HSL

hsl(264.7, 18.7%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.7, 31.5%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(16.13, 7.5, -9.82)

LCH

lch(16.13, 12.36, 307.37)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.0321, 303.2)

HWB

hwb(264.7, 14.5%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f3625

Analogous

#252636

#2c2536

#342536

Triadic

#2c2536

#362c25

#25362c

Split-complementary

#2c2536

#363425

#263625

Tetradic

#2c2536

#36252f

#2f3625

#25362c

Square

#2c2536

#362526

#2f3625

#253634

Shades

Color #2c2536 mixed toward black.

#251f2d

#1d1924

#16121b

#0f0c12

#070609

Tints

Color #2c2536 mixed toward white.

#4e415f

#6f5e89

#9383aa

#b7acc6

#dbd6e3

Tones

Color #2c2536 mixed toward gray.

#2c2634

#2c2833

#2d2932

#2d2b30

#2d2c2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292932 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a32 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#2c2f2f · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2536;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2536]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#2c2536 (#2c2536) is rgb(44, 37, 54) in RGB.

No, #2c2536 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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