#2e243b

Color #2e243b

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e243b

RGB

rgb(46, 36, 59)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 24.2%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 39%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(16.3, 10.41, -13.05)

LCH

lch(16.3, 16.69, 308.58)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.0433, 303.69)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 14.1%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#313b24

Analogous

#24253b

#2e243b

#39243b

Triadic

#2e243b

#3b2e24

#243b2e

Split-complementary

#2e243b

#3b3924

#253b24

Tetradic

#2e243b

#3b2431

#313b24

#243b2e

Square

#2e243b

#3b2425

#313b24

#243b39

Shades

Color #2e243b mixed toward black.

#261e31

#1f1827

#17121d

#0f0c14

#08060a

Tints

Color #2e243b mixed toward white.

#4f3e66

#715891

#947eb0

#b8a9cb

#dbd4e5

Tones

Color #2e243b mixed toward gray.

#2e2639

#2e2837

#2f2a35

#2f2c33

#2f2e31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a36 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#2b2b35 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#2e3232 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e243b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e243b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2e243b (#2e243b) is rgb(46, 36, 59) in RGB.

No, #2e243b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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