#2A1257#2A1257

#2A1257 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.115 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1257
RGB	rgb(42, 18, 87)
HSL	hsl(261, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(261, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 79.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.31, 29.75, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.31, 47.59, 308.69°)
OKLab	oklab(26.59% 0.0445 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(26.59% 0.115 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.8910, 1.6129, 9.1740)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1257 #3F5712

analogous

#121C57 #2A1257 #4C1257

triadic

#2A1257 #572A12 #12572A

tetradic

#2A1257 #57121C #3F5712 #12574C

square

#2A1257 #57121C #3F5712 #12574C

split-complementary

#2A1257 #574C12 #1C5712

monochromatic

#0C0519 #120824 #2A1257 #421C8A #5B27BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.88

#2A1257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#2A1257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1257

15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1257	1.00	15.88	1.32	15.88
#FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 18, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.115 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695287',
    500: '#2a1257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1257;
$custom-light: #695287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26594,
    "c": 0.11545,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1257

secondary

#709035

accent

#E93FAE

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1257

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

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