#2A2830#2A2830

#2A2830 is a dark, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.015 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2830
RGB	rgb(42, 40, 48)
HSL	hsl(255, 9%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(255, 17%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 81.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.62, 2.91, -4.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.62, 5.68, 300.82°)
OKLab	oklab(28.23% 0.0067 -0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(28.23% 0.015 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.2470, 2.2232, 3.1065)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2830 #2E3028

analogous

#282A30 #2A2830 #2E2830

triadic

#2A2830 #302A28 #28302A

tetradic

#2A2830 #30282A #2E3028 #28302E

square

#2A2830 #30282A #2E3028 #28302E

split-complementary

#2A2830 #302E28 #2A3028

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #0F0E11 #2A2830 #474451 #646073

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.54

#2A2830 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2A2830 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2830

14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2830	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2830	1.00	14.54	1.44	14.54
#FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262930

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29292B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2830;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 40, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.015 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636168',
    500: '#2a2830',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2830;
$custom-light: #636168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2830",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28228,
    "c": 0.01475,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2830

secondary

#5D6054

accent

#B276A3

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050506

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2830

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

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