#2B0836#2B0836

#2B0836 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.089 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B0836
RGB	rgb(43, 8, 54)
HSL	hsl(286, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(286, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 85.2%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.60, 25.97, -21.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.60, 33.82, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(22.35% 0.0648 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(22.35% 0.089 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.7488, 0.9537, 3.5813)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B0836 #133608

analogous

#140836 #2B0836 #36082A

triadic

#2B0836 #362B08 #08362B

tetradic

#2B0836 #361408 #133608 #082A36

square

#2B0836 #361408 #133608 #082A36

split-complementary

#2B0836 #2A3608 #083614

monochromatic

#15041B #15041B #2B0836 #55106B #8018A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.64

#2B0836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2B0836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B0836

17.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B0836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B0836	1.00	17.64	1.19	17.64
#FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#081A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b0836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 8, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.089 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664b6d',
    500: '#2b0836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b0836;
$custom-light: #664b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b0836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.652,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22354,
    "c": 0.089,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B0836

secondary

#387525

accent

#F13763

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B0836

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

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