#2A0437#2A0437

#2A0437 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.096 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0437
RGB	rgb(42, 4, 55)
HSL	hsl(285, 86%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(285, 93%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 92.7%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.72, 28.19, -23.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.72, 36.90, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(21.72% 0.0688 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(21.72% 0.096 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6877, 0.8550, 3.6898)
Luminance	0.0086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0437 #113704

analogous

#110437 #2A0437 #37042B

triadic

#2A0437 #372A04 #04372A

tetradic

#2A0437 #371104 #113704 #042B37

square

#2A0437 #371104 #113704 #042B37

split-complementary

#2A0437 #2B3704 #043711

monochromatic

#16021D #16021D #2A0437 #560870 #810CA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.93

#2A0437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#2A0437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0437

17.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0437	1.00	17.93	1.17	17.93
#FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031836

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#290F1D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 4, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.096 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66496e',
    500: '#2a0437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0437;
$custom-light: #66496e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 86.441,
    "l": 11.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21722,
    "c": 0.09622,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0437

secondary

#35791E

accent

#FD2B61

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0437

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

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