#2e1537

Color #2e1537

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 28.62 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2e1537

RGB

rgb(46, 21, 55)

HSL

hsl(284.1, 44.7%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.1, 61.8%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 61.8%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(11.91, 19.64, -17.08)

LCH

lch(11.91, 26.03, 318.99)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.069, 316.41)

HWB

hwb(284.1, 8.2%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1e3715

Analogous

#1d1537

#2e1537

#37152f

Triadic

#2e1537

#372e15

#15372e

Split-complementary

#2e1537

#2f3715

#15371d

Tetradic

#2e1537

#37151e

#1e3715

#15372e

Square

#2e1537

#371d15

#1e3715

#152f37

Shades

Color #2e1537 mixed toward black.

#26122e

#1f0e25

#170b1b

#0f0712

#080409

Tints

Color #2e1537 mixed toward white.

#5a296b

#863da0

#a962c3

#c696d7

#e2cbeb

Tones

Color #2e1537 mixed toward gray.

#2d1834

#2b1b31

#2a1e2e

#29202c

#272329

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252531 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#272830 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#2d2c2a · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e1537;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e1537]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2e1537 (#2e1537) is rgb(46, 21, 55) in RGB.

No, #2e1537 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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