#2A0235#2A0235

#2A0235 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.3% C 0.098 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0235
RGB	rgb(42, 2, 53)
HSL	hsl(287, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(287, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 96.2%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.16, 28.82, -23.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.16, 37.04, 321.09°)
OKLab	oklab(21.25% 0.0724 -0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(21.25% 0.098 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6191, 0.7928, 3.4352)
Luminance	0.0079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0235 #0D3502

analogous

#100235 #2A0235 #350226

triadic

#2A0235 #352A02 #02352A

tetradic

#2A0235 #351002 #0D3502 #022635

square

#2A0235 #351002 #0D3502 #022635

split-complementary

#2A0235 #263502 #023510

monochromatic

#17011D #17011D #2A0235 #590470 #8706AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.13

#2A0235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#2A0235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0235

18.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0235	1.00	18.13	1.16	18.13
#FFFFFF	18.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#290D1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 2, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.3% 0.098 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66486d',
    500: '#2a0235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0235;
$custom-light: #66486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.059,
    "s": 92.727,
    "l": 10.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21254,
    "c": 0.09778,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0235

secondary

#2E791A

accent

#FF2957

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0235

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

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