#2A0837#2A0837

#2A0837 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.3% C 0.090 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0837
RGB	rgb(42, 8, 55)
HSL	hsl(283, 75%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(283, 85%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 85.5%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.50, 25.96, -22.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.50, 34.40, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(22.27% 0.0632 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(22.27% 0.09 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.7312, 0.9418, 3.7043)
Luminance	0.0094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0837 #153708

analogous

#120837 #2A0837 #37082D

triadic

#2A0837 #372A08 #08372A

tetradic

#2A0837 #371208 #153708 #082D37

square

#2A0837 #371208 #153708 #082D37

split-complementary

#2A0837 #2D3708 #083712

monochromatic

#14041B #14041B #2A0837 #53106C #7C18A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.67

#2A0837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0837

17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0837	1.00	17.67	1.19	17.67
#FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#061936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29121F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 8, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.3% 0.090 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664b6e',
    500: '#2a0837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0837;
$custom-light: #664b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.404,
    "s": 74.603,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2227,
    "c": 0.08965,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0837

secondary

#3B7625

accent

#F1376A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0837

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

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