#2A0436#2A0436

#2A0436 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.6% C 0.095 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0436
RGB	rgb(42, 4, 54)
HSL	hsl(286, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(286, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 92.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.64, 27.94, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.64, 36.34, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(21.63% 0.069 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(21.63% 0.095 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.6640, 0.8455, 3.5649)
Luminance	0.0084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0436 #103604

analogous

#110436 #2A0436 #360429

triadic

#2A0436 #362A04 #04362A

tetradic

#2A0436 #361104 #103604 #042936

square

#2A0436 #361104 #103604 #042936

split-complementary

#2A0436 #293604 #043611

monochromatic

#16021C #16021C #2A0436 #56086F #830CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.96

#2A0436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#2A0436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0436

17.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0436	1.00	17.96	1.17	17.96
#FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#290F1D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 4, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.6% 0.095 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66496d',
    500: '#2a0436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0436;
$custom-light: #66496d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.6,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21633,
    "c": 0.09519,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0436

secondary

#33781E

accent

#FC2B5E

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0436

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

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