#2A2437#2A2437

#2A2437 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.035 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2437
RGB	rgb(42, 36, 55)
HSL	hsl(259, 21%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(259, 35%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 34.5%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.64, 7.71, -11.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.64, 13.67, 304.33°)
OKLab	oklab(27.58% 0.0169 -0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(27.58% 0.035 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2752, 2.0298, 3.8856)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2437 #313724

analogous

#242737 #2A2437 #332437

triadic

#2A2437 #372A24 #24372A

tetradic

#2A2437 #372427 #313724 #243733

square

#2A2437 #372427 #313724 #243733

split-complementary

#2A2437 #373324 #273724

monochromatic

#0E0C12 #0E0C12 #2A2437 #463C5C #625481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.94

#2A2437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#2A2437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2437

14.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2437	1.00	14.94	1.41	14.94
#FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 36, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.035 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645e6d',
    500: '#2a2437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2437;
$custom-light: #645e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 20.879,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27577,
    "c": 0.0354,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2437

secondary

#60694E

accent

#BD6AA3

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2437

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

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