#2e2530

Color #2e2530

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2530

RGB

rgb(46, 37, 48)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 12.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 22.9%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(16.09, 6.75, -5.62)

LCH

lch(16.09, 8.78, 320.22)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.0236, 320.16)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 14.5%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#273025

Analogous

#292530

#2e2530

#30252d

Triadic

#2e2530

#302e25

#25302e

Split-complementary

#2e2530

#2d3025

#253029

Tetradic

#2e2530

#302527

#273025

#25302e

Square

#2e2530

#302925

#273025

#252d30

Shades

Color #2e2530 mixed toward black.

#261f28

#1f1920

#171318

#0f0c10

#080608

Tints

Color #2e2530 mixed toward white.

#544458

#7b6380

#9e87a2

#beafc1

#dfd7e0

Tones

Color #2e2530 mixed toward gray.

#2d262f

#2d272e

#2c282d

#2c292c

#2b2a2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2e · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#2b2c2d · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#2e2c2b · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2530;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2530]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#2e2530 (#2e2530) is rgb(46, 37, 48) in RGB.

No, #2e2530 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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