#2A174A#2A174A

#2A174A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.091 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A174A
RGB	rgb(42, 23, 74)
HSL	hsl(262, 53%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(262, 69%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.23, 22.66, -28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.23, 36.32, 308.60°)
OKLab	oklab(26.17% 0.0409 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(26.17% 0.091 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.4970, 1.5994, 6.6544)
Luminance	0.0160 (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

#2A174A #374A17

analogous

#171E4A #2A174A #44174A

triadic

#2A174A #4A2A17 #174A2A

tetradic

#2A174A #4A171E #374A17 #174A44

square

#2A174A #4A171E #374A17 #174A44

split-complementary

#2A174A #4A4417 #1E4A17

monochromatic

#0D0717 #10081B #2A174A #442679 #5F34A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.91

#2A174A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#2A174A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A174A

15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A174A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A174A	1.00	15.91	1.32	15.91
#FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00224C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#012149

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22222E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a174a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 23, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.091 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66557d',
    500: '#2a174a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a174a;
$custom-light: #66557d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a174a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.353,
    "s": 52.577,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26168,
    "c": 0.09057,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A174A

secondary

#67813C

accent

#DC4CA6

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE8EE

border

#C6C4C9

text

#060309

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A174A

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

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