#2e2442

Color #2e2442

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2442

RGB

rgb(46, 36, 66)

HSL

hsl(260, 29.4%, 20%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 45.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 45.5%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(16.68, 12.46, -17.32)

LCH

lch(16.68, 21.34, 305.73)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0548, 298.2)

HWB

hwb(260, 14.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#384224

Analogous

#242942

#2e2442

#3d2442

Triadic

#2e2442

#422e24

#24422e

Split-complementary

#2e2442

#423d24

#294224

Tetradic

#2e2442

#422438

#384224

#24422e

Square

#2e2442

#422429

#384224

#24423d

Shades

Color #2e2442 mixed toward black.

#261e37

#1f182c

#171221

#0f0c16

#08060b

Tints

Color #2e2442 mixed toward white.

#4d3c6e

#6b549a

#8f7bb7

#b4a7cf

#dad3e7

Tones

Color #2e2442 mixed toward gray.

#2f273f

#30293d

#312c3a

#312e38

#323135

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a3c · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#2b2b3b · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#2e3736 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2442;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2442]

Related colors

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Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#2e2442 (#2e2442) is rgb(46, 36, 66) in RGB.

No, #2e2442 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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