#2C162E#2C162E

#2C162E is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.2% C 0.054 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C162E
RGB	rgb(44, 22, 46)
HSL	hsl(295, 35%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(295, 52%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 52.2%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.32, 15.97, -11.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.32, 19.68, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(24.2% 0.0435 -0.0315)
OKLCH	oklch(24.2% 0.054 324)
XYZ	xyz(1.8187, 1.3066, 2.7406)
Luminance	0.0131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C162E #182E16

analogous

#20162E #2C162E #2E1624

triadic

#2C162E #2E2C16 #162E2C

tetradic

#2C162E #2E2016 #182E16 #16242E

square

#2C162E #2E2016 #182E16 #16242E

split-complementary

#2C162E #242E16 #162E20

monochromatic

#140A15 #140A15 #2C162E #542A57 #7B3E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.65

#2C162E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#2C162E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C162E

16.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C162E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C162E	1.00	16.65	1.26	16.65
#FFFFFF	16.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#131C2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#191F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D191F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c162e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 22, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.2% 0.054 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665466',
    500: '#2c162e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c162e;
$custom-light: #665466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c162e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24204,
    "c": 0.05371,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.01307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C162E

secondary

#3F643C

accent

#CB5C66

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060206

muted

#7A787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C162E

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