#201B2A#201B2A

#201B2A is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 23.5% C 0.029 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#201B2A
RGB	rgb(32, 27, 42)
HSL	hsl(260, 22%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(260, 36%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.98, 6.43, -9.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.98, 11.26, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(23.51% 0.0143 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(23.51% 0.029 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.4054, 1.2581, 2.3588)
Luminance	0.0126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#201B2A #252A1B

analogous

#1B1D2A #201B2A #271B2A

triadic

#201B2A #2A201B #1B2A20

tetradic

#201B2A #2A1B1D #252A1B #1B2A27

square

#201B2A #2A1B1D #252A1B #1B2A27

split-complementary

#201B2A #2A271B #1D2A1B

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #201B2A #3C334F #594B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.78

#201B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#201B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #201B2A

16.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##201B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##201B2A	1.00	16.78	1.25	16.78
#FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#181D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#191D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1D20

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #201b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 27, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.5% 0.029 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5763',
    500: '#201b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #201b2a;
$custom-light: #5b5763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#201b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23507,
    "c": 0.02918,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#201B2A

secondary

#545D44

accent

#BE6AA2

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #201B2A

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →