#2E0440#2E0440

#2E0440 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 23.2% C 0.107 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E0440
RGB	rgb(46, 4, 64)
HSL	hsl(282, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(282, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 93.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.30, 31.13, -27.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.30, 41.67, 318.34°)
OKLab	oklab(23.24% 0.0725 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(23.24% 0.107 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0954, 1.0379, 4.9395)
Luminance	0.0104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E0440 #164004

analogous

#100440 #2E0440 #400434

triadic

#2E0440 #402E04 #04402E

tetradic

#2E0440 #401004 #164004 #043440

square

#2E0440 #401004 #164004 #043440

split-complementary

#2E0440 #344004 #044010

monochromatic

#15021D #15021D #2E0440 #57087A #810BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.39

#2E0440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.21

#2E0440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E0440

17.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E0440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E0440	1.00	17.39	1.21	17.39
#FFFFFF	17.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C1323

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e0440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 4, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.2% 0.107 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a4a75',
    500: '#2e0440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e0440;
$custom-light: #6a4a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e0440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 88.235,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23235,
    "c": 0.10686,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E0440

secondary

#3C811F

accent

#FE2969

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#070108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E0440

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

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