#2A0938#2A0938

#2A0938 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.5% C 0.089 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0938
RGB	rgb(42, 9, 56)
HSL	hsl(282, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(282, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 83.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.77, 25.68, -22.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.77, 34.38, 318.33°)
OKLab	oklab(22.49% 0.0617 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(22.49% 0.089 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.7662, 0.9732, 3.8354)
Luminance	0.0097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0938 #173809

analogous

#130938 #2A0938 #38092E

triadic

#2A0938 #382A09 #09382A

tetradic

#2A0938 #381309 #173809 #092E38

square

#2A0938 #381309 #173809 #092E38

split-complementary

#2A0938 #2E3809 #093813

monochromatic

#14041A #14041A #2A0938 #52116D #791AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.58

#2A0938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0938

17.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0938	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)

#001739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#061A37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 9, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.5% 0.089 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664c6f',
    500: '#2a0938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0938;
$custom-light: #664c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22488,
    "c": 0.08925,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0938

secondary

#3E7627

accent

#EF396F

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0938

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

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