#2A232F#2A232F

#2A232F is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.024 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A232F
RGB	rgb(42, 35, 47)
HSL	hsl(275, 15%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(275, 26%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.95, 6.20, -6.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.95, 9.11, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(26.92% 0.0157 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(26.92% 0.024 311)
XYZ	xyz(2.0689, 1.8996, 2.9464)
Luminance	0.0190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A232F #282F23

analogous

#24232F #2A232F #2F232E

triadic

#2A232F #2F2A23 #232F2A

tetradic

#2A232F #2F2423 #282F23 #232E2F

square

#2A232F #2F2423 #282F23 #232E2F

split-complementary

#2A232F #2E2F23 #232F24

monochromatic

#100D12 #100D12 #2A232F #493D52 #695775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.22

#2A232F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2A232F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A232F

15.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A232F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A232F	1.00	15.22	1.38	15.22
#FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#212530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23262F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2427

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a232f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 35, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.024 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635d67',
    500: '#2a232f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a232f;
$custom-light: #635d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a232f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 14.634,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26921,
    "c": 0.02399,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A232F

secondary

#55604E

accent

#B7708E

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A232F

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

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