#2A0838#2A0838

#2A0838 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.091 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0838
RGB	rgb(42, 8, 56)
HSL	hsl(283, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(283, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 85.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.58, 26.21, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.58, 34.98, 318.54°)
OKLab	oklab(22.36% 0.063 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(22.36% 0.091 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7554, 0.9515, 3.8318)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0838 #163808

analogous

#120838 #2A0838 #38082E

triadic

#2A0838 #382A08 #08382A

tetradic

#2A0838 #381208 #163808 #082E38

square

#2A0838 #381208 #163808 #082E38

split-complementary

#2A0838 #2E3808 #083812

monochromatic

#14041B #14041B #2A0838 #52106E #7A17A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.64

#2A0838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0838

17.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0838	1.00	17.64	1.19	17.64
#FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#051937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 8, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.091 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664b6f',
    500: '#2a0838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0838;
$custom-light: #664b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22356,
    "c": 0.09079,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0838

secondary

#3D7725

accent

#F2366D

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0838

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

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