#2A0540#2A0540

#2A0540 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.7% C 0.104 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0540
RGB	rgb(42, 5, 64)
HSL	hsl(278, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(278, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 92.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.75, 29.84, -28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.75, 41.36, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(22.7% 0.0648 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(22.7% 0.104 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.9343, 0.9710, 4.9350)
Luminance	0.0097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0540 #1B4005

analogous

#0C0540 #2A0540 #400538

triadic

#2A0540 #402A05 #05402A

tetradic

#2A0540 #400C05 #1B4005 #053840

square

#2A0540 #400C05 #1B4005 #053840

split-complementary

#2A0540 #384005 #05400C

monochromatic

#13021C #13021C #2A0540 #4F0979 #750EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.58

#2A0540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0540

17.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0540	1.00	17.58	1.19	17.58
#FFFFFF	17.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00193F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261423

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 5, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.7% 0.104 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#674a75',
    500: '#2a0540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0540;
$custom-light: #674a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.627,
    "s": 85.507,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.227,
    "c": 0.10408,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0540

secondary

#448120

accent

#FC2C7A

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0540

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

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