#2e0056

Color #2e0056

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e0056

RGB

rgb(46, 0, 86)

HSL

hsl(272.1, 100%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.1, 100%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 100%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(10.94, 38.41, -40.34)

LCH

lch(10.94, 55.7, 313.6)

OKLCH

oklch(25.1%, 0.1336, 300.19)

HWB

hwb(272.1, 0%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#285600

Analogous

#030056

#2e0056

#560053

Triadic

#2e0056

#562e00

#00562e

Split-complementary

#2e0056

#535600

#005603

Tetradic

#2e0056

#560028

#285600

#00562e

Square

#2e0056

#560300

#285600

#005356

Shades

Color #2e0056 mixed toward black.

#260048

#1f0039

#17002b

#0f001d

#08000e

Tints

Color #2e0056 mixed toward white.

#54009d

#7a00e3

#9c2bff

#bd72ff

#deb8ff

Tones

Color #2e0056 mixed toward gray.

#2e074f

#2d0e48

#2d1641

#2c1d39

#2c2432

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21214b · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#232648 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#2d413e · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e0056;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e0056]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#2e0056 (#2e0056) is rgb(46, 0, 86) in RGB.

No, #2e0056 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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