#2A0836#2A0836

#2A0836 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.089 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0836
RGB	rgb(42, 8, 54)
HSL	hsl(284, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(284, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 85.2%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.41, 25.72, -21.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.41, 33.83, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(22.19% 0.0633 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(22.19% 0.089 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.7074, 0.9323, 3.5793)
Luminance	0.0093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0836 #143608

analogous

#130836 #2A0836 #36082B

triadic

#2A0836 #362A08 #08362A

tetradic

#2A0836 #361308 #143608 #082B36

square

#2A0836 #361308 #143608 #082B36

split-complementary

#2A0836 #2B3608 #083613

monochromatic

#15041B #15041B #2A0836 #53106B #7D18A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.70

#2A0836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0836

17.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0836	1.00	17.70	1.19	17.70
#FFFFFF	17.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#071935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29121E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 8, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.089 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664b6d',
    500: '#2a0836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0836;
$custom-light: #664b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.348,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22185,
    "c": 0.08854,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0836

secondary

#3A7525

accent

#F13767

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0836

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

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