#2A0537#2A0537

#2A0537 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.9% C 0.095 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0537
RGB	rgb(42, 5, 55)
HSL	hsl(284, 83%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(284, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 90.9%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.92, 27.62, -23.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.92, 36.27, 319.61°)
OKLab	oklab(21.86% 0.0673 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(21.86% 0.095 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.6986, 0.8767, 3.6934)
Luminance	0.0088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0537 #123705

analogous

#110537 #2A0537 #37052B

triadic

#2A0537 #372A05 #05372A

tetradic

#2A0537 #371105 #123705 #052B37

square

#2A0537 #371105 #123705 #052B37

split-complementary

#2A0537 #2B3705 #053711

monochromatic

#15031C #15031C #2A0537 #550A6F #800FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.87

#2A0537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#2A0537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0537

17.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0537	1.00	17.87	1.18	17.87
#FFFFFF	17.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041836

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29101E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 5, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.9% 0.095 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66496e',
    500: '#2a0537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0537;
$custom-light: #66496e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.4,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21862,
    "c": 0.09453,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0537

secondary

#377820

accent

#FA2E63

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0537

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

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