#2A2440#2A2440

#2A2440 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.051 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2440
RGB	rgb(42, 36, 64)
HSL	hsl(253, 28%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(253, 44%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.13, 10.44, -16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.13, 19.81, 301.81°)
OKLab	oklab(28.11% 0.0196 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(28.11% 0.051 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.5109, 2.1241, 5.1272)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2440 #3A4024

analogous

#242C40 #2A2440 #382440

triadic

#2A2440 #402A24 #24402A

tetradic

#2A2440 #40242C #3A4024 #244038

square

#2A2440 #40242C #3A4024 #244038

split-complementary

#2A2440 #403824 #2C4024

monochromatic

#0D0B14 #100E19 #2A2440 #443A67 #5D508E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.74

#2A2440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#2A2440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2440

14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2440	1.00	14.74	1.42	14.74
#FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D283F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25292F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 36, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.051 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645e75',
    500: '#2a2440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2440;
$custom-light: #645e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28105,
    "c": 0.05096,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2440

secondary

#6B734D

accent

#C463B0

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#7A797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2440

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

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