#2C2438#2C2438

#2C2438 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.038 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2438
RGB	rgb(44, 36, 56)
HSL	hsl(264, 22%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(264, 36%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.92, 8.78, -11.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.92, 14.51, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(27.86% 0.0202 -0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(27.86% 0.038 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3832, 2.0827, 4.0171)
Luminance	0.0208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2438 #303824

analogous

#242638 #2C2438 #362438

triadic

#2C2438 #382C24 #24382C

tetradic

#2C2438 #382426 #303824 #243836

square

#2C2438 #382426 #303824 #243836

split-complementary

#2C2438 #383624 #263824

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #2C2438 #493C5D #675483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.82

#2C2438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#2C2438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2438

14.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2438	1.00	14.82	1.42	14.82
#FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 36, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.038 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655e6e',
    500: '#2c2438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2438;
$custom-light: #655e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27856,
    "c": 0.03766,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2438

secondary

#5F6A4E

accent

#BE6A9C

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2438

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

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