#2B0538#2B0538

#2B0538 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.1% C 0.096 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B0538
RGB	rgb(43, 5, 56)
HSL	hsl(285, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(285, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.20, 28.09, -23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.20, 36.79, 319.76°)
OKLab	oklab(22.12% 0.0686 -0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(22.12% 0.096 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.7642, 0.9077, 3.8229)
Luminance	0.0091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B0538 #123805

analogous

#120538 #2B0538 #38052C

triadic

#2B0538 #382B05 #05382B

tetradic

#2B0538 #381205 #123805 #052C38

square

#2B0538 #381205 #123805 #052C38

split-complementary

#2B0538 #2C3805 #053812

monochromatic

#16031C #16031C #2B0538 #560A70 #810FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.77

#2B0538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#2B0538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B0538

17.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B0538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B0538	1.00	17.77	1.18	17.77
#FFFFFF	17.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A101E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b0538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 5, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.1% 0.096 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#674a6f',
    500: '#2b0538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b0538;
$custom-light: #674a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b0538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22124,
    "c": 0.09599,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B0538

secondary

#367920

accent

#FA2E62

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B0538

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

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