#2e243c

Color #2e243c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e243c

RGB

rgb(46, 36, 60)

HSL

hsl(265, 25%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 40%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 40%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(16.35, 10.69, -13.66)

LCH

lch(16.35, 17.35, 308.05)

OKLCH

oklch(28.3%, 0.0449, 302.74)

HWB

hwb(265, 14.1%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#323c24

Analogous

#24263c

#2e243c

#3a243c

Triadic

#2e243c

#3c2e24

#243c2e

Split-complementary

#2e243c

#3c3a24

#263c24

Tetradic

#2e243c

#3c2432

#323c24

#243c2e

Square

#2e243c

#3c2426

#323c24

#243c3a

Shades

Color #2e243c mixed toward black.

#261e32

#1f1828

#17121e

#0f0c14

#08060a

Tints

Color #2e243c mixed toward white.

#4f3e67

#705892

#937eb1

#b7a9cb

#dbd4e5

Tones

Color #2e243c mixed toward gray.

#2e263a

#2f2838

#2f2a36

#2f2c34

#302e32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a37 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#2b2b36 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#2e3332 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e243c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e243c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e243c (#2e243c) is rgb(46, 36, 60) in RGB.

No, #2e243c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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