#2C2038#2C2038

#2C2038 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.046 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2038
RGB	rgb(44, 32, 56)
HSL	hsl(270, 27%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(270, 43%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.70, 11.63, -13.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.70, 17.77, 310.89°)
OKLab	oklab(26.93% 0.0275 -0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(26.93% 0.046 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.2689, 1.8540, 3.9790)
Luminance	0.0185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2038 #2C3820

analogous

#202038 #2C2038 #382038

triadic

#2C2038 #382C20 #20382C

tetradic

#2C2038 #382020 #2C3820 #203838

square

#2C2038 #382020 #2C3820 #203838

split-complementary

#2C2038 #383820 #203820

monochromatic

#0F0B13 #0F0B13 #2C2038 #4B365F #694D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.32

#2C2038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2C2038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2038

15.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2038	1.00	15.32	1.37	15.32
#FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E2537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2429

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 32, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.046 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655b6e',
    500: '#2c2038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2038;
$custom-light: #655b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2693,
    "c": 0.04622,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2038

secondary

#5A6B49

accent

#C46494

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2038

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

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