All About Color #2A1538

#2A1538

About #2A1538

#2A1538 is a very dark purple color with the hex code #2A1538. In RGB it is red 42, green 21, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 276°, saturation 45%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 25%, 62%, 0%, 78%. Its contrast ratio is 16.63:1 on white and 1.26:1 on black.

#2A1538 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 15, 38
CMYK25.00%, 62.50%, 0.00%, 78.04%
RGB Decimal42, 21, 56
HSL276°, 45%, 15%
RGB Octal52, 25, 70
HSV (HSB)276.00°, 62.50%, 21.96%
RGB Binary101010, 10101, 111000
CIE-L*AB11.37, 18.58, -18.69
RGB Percent16.47%, 8.24%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH11.37, 26.35, 314.83
XYZ1.94, 1.31, 3.89
CIE-L*UV11.37, 5.12, -16.77
xyY0.27, 0.18, 1.31
Hunter-Lab11.46, 10.10, -12.11
RYB16.47%, 8.24%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A1538 on a dark background: contrast 1.26:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A1538 on a light background: contrast 16.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A1538, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A1538 · #5C2E7A · #0E0712 · #233715 · #4D7A2E

Analogous palette

#152337 · #181537 · #2A1538 · #371534 · #371523

Triadic palette

#2A1538 · #372A15 · #15372A · #5C2E7A · #7A5C2E

Tetradic palette

#2A1538 · #371815 · #233715 · #153437 · #0E0712

Monochromatic palette

#0E0712 · #0E0712 · #2A1538 · #532A6F · #7D3FA6

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