#2B1156#2B1156

#2B1156 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.115 H 294.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1156
RGB	rgb(43, 17, 86)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(263, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 80.2%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.15, 30.18, -36.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.15, 47.54, 309.41°)
OKLab	oklab(26.48% 0.0474 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(26.48% 0.115 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.8760, 1.5863, 8.9569)
Luminance	0.0159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1156 #3C5611

analogous

#111956 #2B1156 #4D1156

triadic

#2B1156 #562B11 #11562B

tetradic

#2B1156 #561119 #3C5611 #11564D

square

#2B1156 #561119 #3C5611 #11564D

split-complementary

#2B1156 #564D11 #195611

monochromatic

#0D051A #110723 #2B1156 #451B89 #5E25BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.94

#2B1156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#2B1156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1156

15.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1156	1.00	15.94	1.32	15.94
#FFFFFF	15.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 17, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.115 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5286',
    500: '#2b1156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1156;
$custom-light: #6a5286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.609,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26479,
    "c": 0.11546,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1156

secondary

#6D8F34

accent

#EA3EA9

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1156

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

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