#2A1857#2A1857

#2A1857 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.107 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1857
RGB	rgb(42, 24, 87)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.59, 26.19, -35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.59, 43.76, 306.76°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% 0.038 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.107 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0013, 1.8335, 9.2107)
Luminance	0.0183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1857 #455718

analogous

#182657 #2A1857 #4A1857

triadic

#2A1857 #572A18 #18572A

tetradic

#2A1857 #571826 #455718 #18574A

square

#2A1857 #571826 #455718 #18574A

split-complementary

#2A1857 #574A18 #265718

monochromatic

#0C0718 #130B27 #2A1857 #412587 #5832B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.36

#2A1857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2A1857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1857

15.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1857	1.00	15.36	1.37	15.36
#FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002659

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 24, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.107 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685687',
    500: '#2a1857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1857;
$custom-light: #685687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27506,
    "c": 0.1074,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1857

secondary

#778E3D

accent

#E048B5

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1857

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

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