#2A1B59#2A1B59

#2A1B59 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.106 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A1B59
RGB	rgb(42, 27, 89)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.47, 24.94, -34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.47, 42.95, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(28.2% 0.0343 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(28.2% 0.106 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.1494, 1.9972, 9.6688)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A1B59 #4A591B

analogous

#1B2B59 #2A1B59 #491B59

triadic

#2A1B59 #592A1B #1B592A

tetradic

#2A1B59 #591B2B #4A591B #1B5949

square

#2A1B59 #591B2B #4A591B #1B5949

split-complementary

#2A1B59 #59491B #2B591B

monochromatic

#0B0717 #140D2A #2A1B59 #402988 #5637B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#2A1B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2A1B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A1B59

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A1B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A1B59	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A2A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a1b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 27, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.106 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695888',
    500: '#2a1b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a1b59;
$custom-light: #695888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a1b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.516,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.282,
    "c": 0.10587,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A1B59

secondary

#7C8F41

accent

#DD4BBA

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A1B59

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

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