#2C2238#2C2238

#2C2238 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.042 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2238
RGB	rgb(44, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(267, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(267, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.30, 10.20, -12.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.30, 16.14, 309.22°)
OKLab	oklab(27.39% 0.0238 -0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(27.39% 0.042 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3244, 1.9651, 3.9975)
Luminance	0.0197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2238 #2E3822

analogous

#222338 #2C2238 #372238

triadic

#2C2238 #382C22 #22382C

tetradic

#2C2238 #382223 #2E3822 #223837

square

#2C2238 #382223 #2E3822 #223837

split-complementary

#2C2238 #383722 #233822

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #2C2238 #4A395E #685084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.08

#2C2238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#2C2238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2238

15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2238	1.00	15.08	1.39	15.08
#FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F2637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A252A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.042 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655d6e',
    500: '#2c2238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2238;
$custom-light: #655d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27388,
    "c": 0.04193,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2238

secondary

#5C6A4B

accent

#C16798

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2238

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

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