#2A1856#2A1856

#2A1856 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.106 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1856
RGB	rgb(42, 24, 86)
HSL	hsl(257, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.50, 25.87, -34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.50, 43.14, 306.84°)
OKLab	oklab(27.41% 0.0382 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(27.41% 0.106 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9607, 1.8173, 8.9971)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1856 #445618

analogous

#182556 #2A1856 #491856

triadic

#2A1856 #562A18 #18562A

tetradic

#2A1856 #561825 #445618 #185649

square

#2A1856 #561825 #445618 #185649

split-complementary

#2A1856 #564918 #255618

monochromatic

#0C0718 #130B26 #2A1856 #412586 #5933B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.40

#2A1856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#2A1856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1856

15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1856	1.00	15.40	1.36	15.40
#FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 24, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.106 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685686',
    500: '#2a1856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1856;
$custom-light: #685686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.419,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27412,
    "c": 0.106,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1856

secondary

#768D3D

accent

#E048B4

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1856

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

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