#2E2438#2E2438

#2E2438 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.038 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E2438
RGB	rgb(46, 36, 56)
HSL	hsl(270, 22%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(270, 36%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.15, 9.57, -11.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.15, 14.71, 310.56°)
OKLab	oklab(28.09% 0.0231 -0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(28.09% 0.038 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.4713, 2.1281, 4.0212)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E2438 #2E3824

analogous

#242438 #2E2438 #382438

triadic

#2E2438 #382E24 #24382E

tetradic

#2E2438 #382424 #2E3824 #243838

square

#2E2438 #382424 #2E3824 #243838

split-complementary

#2E2438 #383824 #243824

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #2E2438 #4D3C5D #6B5483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#2E2438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#2E2438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E2438

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E2438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E2438	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202839

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#222837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e2438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 36, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.038 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675e6e',
    500: '#2e2438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e2438;
$custom-light: #675e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e2438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28087,
    "c": 0.0384,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E2438

secondary

#5C6A4E

accent

#BE6A94

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#EBE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#060407

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E2438

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

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