#2A1556#2A1556

#2A1556 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.110 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1556
RGB	rgb(42, 21, 86)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 75.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.83, 27.71, -35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.83, 45.13, 307.88°)
OKLab	oklab(26.93% 0.0416 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(26.93% 0.11 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.9023, 1.7004, 8.9776)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1556 #415615

analogous

#152056 #2A1556 #4A1556

triadic

#2A1556 #562A15 #15562A

tetradic

#2A1556 #561520 #415615 #15564A

square

#2A1556 #561520 #415615 #15564A

split-complementary

#2A1556 #564A15 #205615

monochromatic

#0C0619 #120925 #2A1556 #422187 #5A2DB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.67

#2A1556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#2A1556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1556

15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1556	1.00	15.67	1.34	15.67
#FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 21, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.110 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695486',
    500: '#2a1556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1556;
$custom-light: #695486;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.385,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26933,
    "c": 0.11022,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1556

secondary

#728E39

accent

#E444B0

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1556

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

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