#2A205B#2A205B

#2A205B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.101 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A205B
RGB	rgb(42, 32, 91)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.89, 22.30, -33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.89, 40.65, 303.26°)
OKLab	oklab(29.29% 0.0281 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(29.29% 0.101 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.3591, 2.2804, 10.1587)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A205B #515B20

analogous

#20345B #2A205B #48205B

triadic

#2A205B #5B2A20 #205B2A

tetradic

#2A205B #5B2034 #515B20 #205B48

square

#2A205B #5B2034 #515B20 #205B48

split-complementary

#2A205B #5B4820 #345B20

monochromatic

#0A0817 #15102E #2A205B #3F3088 #5440B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#2A205B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2A205B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A205B

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A205B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A205B	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00285A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#182E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a205b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 32, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.101 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685c8a',
    500: '#2a205b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a205b;
$custom-light: #685c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a205b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.169,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2929,
    "c": 0.10127,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A205B

secondary

#838F47

accent

#D850C1

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A205B

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

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