#2B1159#2B1159

#2B1159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.119 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1159
RGB	rgb(43, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(262, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.45, 31.08, -38.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.45, 49.30, 309.08°)
OKLab	oklab(26.78% 0.0466 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(26.78% 0.119 293)
XYZ	xyz(2.9994, 1.6357, 9.6069)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1159 #3F5911

analogous

#111B59 #2B1159 #4F1159

triadic

#2B1159 #592B11 #11592B

tetradic

#2B1159 #59111B #3F5911 #11594F

square

#2B1159 #59111B #3F5911 #11594F

split-complementary

#2B1159 #594F11 #1B5911

monochromatic

#0C051A #120726 #2B1159 #441B8C #5D25C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.82

#2B1159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#2B1159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1159

15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1159	1.00	15.82	1.33	15.82
#FFFFFF	15.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D2534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.119 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5289',
    500: '#2b1159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1159;
$custom-light: #6a5289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.667,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26782,
    "c": 0.11925,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.01636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1159

secondary

#709234

accent

#EB3DAC

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1159

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

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