#2A185B#2A185B

#2A185B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.113 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A185B
RGB	rgb(42, 24, 91)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 73.6%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.96, 27.50, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.96, 46.22, 306.51°)
OKLab	oklab(27.89% 0.0373 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(27.89% 0.113 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.1693, 1.9007, 10.0954)
Luminance	0.0190 (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

#2A185B #495B18

analogous

#18285B #2A185B #4B185B

triadic

#2A185B #5B2A18 #185B2A

tetradic

#2A185B #5B1828 #495B18 #185B4B

square

#2A185B #5B1828 #495B18 #185B4B

split-complementary

#2A185B #5B4B18 #285B18

monochromatic

#0B0618 #140B2B #2A185B #40258B #5732BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.22

#2A185B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2A185B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A185B

15.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A185B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A185B	1.00	15.22	1.38	15.22
#FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#192937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a185b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 24, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.113 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69568a',
    500: '#2a185b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a185b;
$custom-light: #69568a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a185b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.119,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27886,
    "c": 0.11292,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A185B

secondary

#7B923D

accent

#E146B8

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A185B

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

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