#2A2238#2A2238

#2A2238 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.041 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2238
RGB	rgb(42, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(262, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(262, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.07, 9.44, -12.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.07, 15.96, 306.23°)
OKLab	oklab(27.16% 0.0209 -0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(27.16% 0.041 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2405, 1.9218, 3.9935)
Luminance	0.0192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2238 #303822

analogous

#222538 #2A2238 #352238

triadic

#2A2238 #382A22 #22382A

tetradic

#2A2238 #382225 #303822 #223835

square

#2A2238 #382225 #303822 #223835

split-complementary

#2A2238 #383522 #253822

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #2A2238 #47395E #635084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.17

#2A2238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2A2238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2238

15.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2238	1.00	15.17	1.38	15.17
#FFFFFF	15.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E2637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28252A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.041 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645d6e',
    500: '#2a2238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2238;
$custom-light: #645d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27156,
    "c": 0.04129,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2238

secondary

#5F6A4B

accent

#C167A0

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2238

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

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