#2e2333

Color #2e2333

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2333

RGB

rgb(46, 35, 51)

HSL

hsl(281.3, 18.6%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.3, 31.4%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(15.6, 8.93, -8.49)

LCH

lch(15.6, 12.32, 316.45)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0327, 315.12)

HWB

hwb(281.3, 13.7%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#283323

Analogous

#262333

#2e2333

#332330

Triadic

#2e2333

#332e23

#23332e

Split-complementary

#2e2333

#303323

#233326

Tetradic

#2e2333

#332328

#283323

#23332e

Square

#2e2333

#332623

#283323

#233033

Shades

Color #2e2333 mixed toward black.

#261d2b

#1f1722

#17121a

#0f0c11

#080609

Tints

Color #2e2333 mixed toward white.

#54405d

#7a5d87

#9c81a9

#bdabc6

#ded5e2

Tones

Color #2e2333 mixed toward gray.

#2e2432

#2d2630

#2d272f

#2c282e

#2c2a2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a30 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#2a2b2f · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#2e2d2c · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2333;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2333]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2e2333 (#2e2333) is rgb(46, 35, 51) in RGB.

No, #2e2333 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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