#2C242F#2C242F

#2C242F is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.023 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C242F
RGB	rgb(44, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(284, 13%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(284, 23%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.50, 6.34, -5.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.50, 8.61, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(27.4% 0.0167 -0.0157)
OKLCH	oklch(27.4% 0.023 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1826, 2.0025, 2.9603)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C242F #272F24

analogous

#27242F #2C242F #2F242D

triadic

#2C242F #2F2C24 #242F2C

tetradic

#2C242F #2F2724 #272F24 #242D2F

square

#2C242F #2F2724 #272F24 #242D2F

split-complementary

#2C242F #2D2F24 #242F27

monochromatic

#100D11 #100D11 #2C242F #4C3F52 #6D5974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.00

#2C242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2C242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C242F

15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C242F	1.00	15.00	1.40	15.00
#FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23262F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24272F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C2528

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.023 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655e67',
    500: '#2c242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c242f;
$custom-light: #655e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 13.253,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.274,
    "c": 0.02295,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C242F

secondary

#54604F

accent

#B67284

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C242F

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