#2A243A#2A243A

#2A243A is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.041 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A243A
RGB	rgb(42, 36, 58)
HSL	hsl(256, 23%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(256, 38%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 77.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.80, 8.59, -13.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.80, 15.72, 303.15°)
OKLab	oklab(27.74% 0.0179 -0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(27.74% 0.041 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.3493, 2.0595, 4.2759)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A243A #343A24

analogous

#24293A #2A243A #35243A

triadic

#2A243A #3A2A24 #243A2A

tetradic

#2A243A #3A2429 #343A24 #243A35

square

#2A243A #3A2429 #343A24 #243A35

split-complementary

#2A243A #3A3524 #293A24

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0F0D14 #2A243A #453B60 #615386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.87

#2A243A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#2A243A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A243A

14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A243A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A243A	1.00	14.87	1.41	14.87
#FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F273B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F2739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27282C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a243a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 36, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.041 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645e70',
    500: '#2a243a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a243a;
$custom-light: #645e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a243a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27745,
    "c": 0.04061,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A243A

secondary

#646C4E

accent

#C068A8

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A243A

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

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