#2A0440#2A0440

#2A0440 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.6% C 0.106 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0440
RGB	rgb(42, 4, 64)
HSL	hsl(278, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(278, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 93.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.56, 30.39, -28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.56, 41.96, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(22.57% 0.0661 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(22.57% 0.106 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.9235, 0.9493, 4.9314)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0440 #1A4004

analogous

#0C0440 #2A0440 #400438

triadic

#2A0440 #402A04 #04402A

tetradic

#2A0440 #400C04 #1A4004 #043840

square

#2A0440 #400C04 #1A4004 #043840

split-complementary

#2A0440 #384004 #04400C

monochromatic

#13021D #13021D #2A0440 #50087A #760BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.65

#2A0440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0440

17.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0440	1.00	17.65	1.19	17.65
#FFFFFF	17.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00193F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261423

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 4, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.6% 0.106 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#674975',
    500: '#2a0440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0440;
$custom-light: #674975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 88.235,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22571,
    "c": 0.10554,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0440

secondary

#43811F

accent

#FE2978

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0440

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

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