#2B1551#2B1551

#2B1551 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.104 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1551
RGB	rgb(43, 21, 81)
HSL	hsl(262, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(262, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 74.1%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.50, 26.35, -32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.50, 42.04, 308.81°)
OKLab	oklab(26.58% 0.0442 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(26.58% 0.104 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.7492, 1.6439, 7.9554)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1551 #3B5115

analogous

#151D51 #2B1551 #491551

triadic

#2B1551 #512B15 #15512B

tetradic

#2B1551 #51151D #3B5115 #155149

square

#2B1551 #51151D #3B5115 #155149

split-complementary

#2B1551 #514915 #1D5115

monochromatic

#0D0618 #110820 #2B1551 #452282 #5F2EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.80

#2B1551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#2B1551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1551

15.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1551	1.00	15.80	1.33	15.80
#FFFFFF	15.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002250

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212431

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 21, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.104 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685482',
    500: '#2b1551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1551;
$custom-light: #685482;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26581,
    "c": 0.10352,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1551

secondary

#6C8939

accent

#E246A9

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1551

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

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