#2A0228#2A0228

#2A0228 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.2% C 0.086 H 330.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0228
RGB	rgb(42, 2, 40)
HSL	hsl(303, 91%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(303, 95%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 95.2%, 4.8%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.22, 25.58, -15.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.22, 29.68, 329.53°)
OKLab	oklab(20.18% 0.0745 -0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(20.18% 0.086 330.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.3596, 0.6890, 2.0685)
Luminance	0.0069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0228 #022A04

analogous

#18022A #2A0228 #2A0214

triadic

#2A0228 #282A02 #02282A

tetradic

#2A0228 #2A1802 #022A04 #02142A

square

#2A0228 #2A1802 #022A04 #02142A

split-complementary

#2A0228 #142A02 #022A18

monochromatic

#1D011C #1D011C #2A0228 #640560 #9F0897

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.46

#2A0228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#2A0228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0228

18.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0228	1.00	18.46	1.14	18.46
#FFFFFF	18.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D1627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C0614

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 2, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.2% 0.086 330.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#654762',
    500: '#2a0228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0228;
$custom-light: #654762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303,
    "s": 90.909,
    "l": 8.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20175,
    "c": 0.08568,
    "h": 330.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0228

secondary

#196F1D

accent

#FF3429

background

#F6F4F5

surface

#EBE6EA

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060005

muted

#7A7779

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0228

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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