#2A1659#2A1659

#2A1659 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.113 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1659
RGB	rgb(42, 22, 89)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.33, 28.06, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.33, 46.30, 307.31°)
OKLab	oklab(27.38% 0.0399 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(27.38% 0.113 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0444, 1.7872, 9.6338)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1659 #455916

analogous

#162459 #2A1659 #4C1659

triadic

#2A1659 #592A16 #16592A

tetradic

#2A1659 #591624 #455916 #16594C

square

#2A1659 #591624 #455916 #16594C

split-complementary

#2A1659 #594C16 #245916

monochromatic

#0C0619 #130A28 #2A1659 #41228A #582EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.47

#2A1659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#2A1659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1659

15.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1659	1.00	15.47	1.36	15.47
#FFFFFF	15.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00255B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002358

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A2735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 22, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.113 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695589',
    500: '#2a1659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1659;
$custom-light: #695589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.91,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27378,
    "c": 0.11291,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1659

secondary

#77903B

accent

#E444B4

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1659

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

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