#2E2440#2E2440

#2E2440 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.052 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E2440
RGB	rgb(46, 36, 64)
HSL	hsl(261, 28%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(261, 44%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 43.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.57, 11.87, -16.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.57, 20.01, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(28.55% 0.0255 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(28.55% 0.052 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.6828, 2.2127, 5.1353)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E2440 #364024

analogous

#242840 #2E2440 #3C2440

triadic

#2E2440 #402E24 #24402E

tetradic

#2E2440 #402428 #364024 #24403C

square

#2E2440 #402428 #364024 #24403C

split-complementary

#2E2440 #403C24 #284024

monochromatic

#0E0B14 #120E19 #2E2440 #4A3A67 #66508E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#2E2440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#2E2440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E2440

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E2440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E2440	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F293F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B292F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e2440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 36, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.052 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675e75',
    500: '#2e2440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e2440;
$custom-light: #675e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e2440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28546,
    "c": 0.05155,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E2440

secondary

#65734D

accent

#C463A2

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#060408

muted

#7A797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E2440

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

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