#2C2838#2C2838

#2C2838 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.029 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2838
RGB	rgb(44, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(255, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(255, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.17, 5.93, -9.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.17, 11.30, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(28.82% 0.0128 -0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(28.82% 0.029 296)
XYZ	xyz(2.5112, 2.3386, 4.0597)
Luminance	0.0234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2838 #343828

analogous

#282C38 #2C2838 #342838

triadic

#2C2838 #382C28 #28382C

tetradic

#2C2838 #38282C #343828 #283834

square

#2C2838 #38282C #343828 #283834

split-complementary

#2C2838 #383428 #2C3828

monochromatic

#0E0D12 #100F14 #2C2838 #48425C #645B7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.31

#2C2838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#2C2838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2838

14.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2838	1.00	14.31	1.47	14.31
#FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252A38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2A2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.029 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65616e',
    500: '#2c2838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2838;
$custom-light: #65616e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28823,
    "c": 0.02932,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.02339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2838

secondary

#636953

accent

#B96EA7

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050507

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2838

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

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