#201B2B#201B2B

#201B2B is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 23.6% C 0.031 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#201B2B
RGB	rgb(32, 27, 43)
HSL	hsl(259, 23%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(259, 37%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.03, 6.73, -9.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.03, 11.96, 304.24°)
OKLab	oklab(23.56% 0.0147 -0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(23.56% 0.031 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.4235, 1.2654, 2.4543)
Luminance	0.0126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#201B2B #262B1B

analogous

#1B1E2B #201B2B #281B2B

triadic

#201B2B #2B201B #1B2B20

tetradic

#201B2B #2B1B1E #262B1B #1B2B28

square

#201B2B #2B1B1E #262B1B #1B2B28

split-complementary

#201B2B #2B281B #1E2B1B

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #201B2B #3C3351 #584A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.76

#201B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#201B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #201B2B

16.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##201B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##201B2B	1.00	16.76	1.25	16.76
#FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#171E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1E21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #201b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 27, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.6% 0.031 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5764',
    500: '#201b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #201b2b;
$custom-light: #5b5764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#201b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 22.857,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23564,
    "c": 0.03098,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#201B2B

secondary

#565E44

accent

#BF68A4

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #201B2B

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

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