#2d1538

Color #2d1538

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 29.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2d1538

RGB

rgb(45, 21, 56)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 45.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 62.5%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 62.5%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(11.82, 19.57, -17.95)

LCH

lch(11.82, 26.56, 317.47)

OKLCH

oklch(24.8%, 0.0697, 314.07)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 8.2%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#203815

Analogous

#1b1538

#2d1538

#381532

Triadic

#2d1538

#382d15

#15382d

Split-complementary

#2d1538

#323815

#15381b

Tetradic

#2d1538

#381520

#203815

#15382d

Square

#2d1538

#381b15

#203815

#153238

Shades

Color #2d1538 mixed toward black.

#25112f

#1e0e25

#160a1c

#0f0713

#070309

Tints

Color #2d1538 mixed toward white.

#57296d

#813ca1

#a561c4

#c396d8

#e1caeb

Tones

Color #2d1538 mixed toward gray.

#2c1835

#2b1b32

#2a1e2f

#29212c

#282429

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252432 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#262730 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#2c2c2b · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2d1538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d1538]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2d1538 (#2d1538) is rgb(45, 21, 56) in RGB.

No, #2d1538 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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