#2A0236#2A0236

#2A0236 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.3% C 0.099 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0236
RGB	rgb(42, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(286, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(286, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.25, 29.07, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.25, 37.61, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(21.35% 0.0721 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(21.35% 0.099 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6423, 0.8021, 3.5576)
Luminance	0.0080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0236 #0E3602

analogous

#100236 #2A0236 #360228

triadic

#2A0236 #362A02 #02362A

tetradic

#2A0236 #361002 #0E3602 #022836

square

#2A0236 #361002 #0E3602 #022836

split-complementary

#2A0236 #283602 #023610

monochromatic

#17011E #17011E #2A0236 #580471 #8606AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.10

#2A0236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#2A0236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0236

18.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0236	1.00	18.10	1.16	18.10
#FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#021735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#290D1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.3% 0.099 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66486d',
    500: '#2a0236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0236;
$custom-light: #66486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 92.857,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21345,
    "c": 0.09874,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0236

secondary

#307A1A

accent

#FF295A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0236

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

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