#2B1556#2B1556

#2B1556 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.110 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1556
RGB	rgb(43, 21, 86)
HSL	hsl(260, 61%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(260, 76%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 75.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.95, 27.91, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.95, 45.09, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(27.05% 0.0432 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(27.05% 0.11 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9437, 1.7217, 8.9795)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1556 #405615

analogous

#151F56 #2B1556 #4B1556

triadic

#2B1556 #562B15 #15562B

tetradic

#2B1556 #56151F #405615 #15564B

square

#2B1556 #56151F #405615 #15564B

split-complementary

#2B1556 #564B15 #1F5615

monochromatic

#0C0619 #120925 #2B1556 #442187 #5C2DB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#2B1556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#2B1556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1556

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1556	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 21, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.110 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695486',
    500: '#2b1556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1556;
$custom-light: #695486;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.308,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27051,
    "c": 0.11025,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1556

secondary

#718E39

accent

#E444AE

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE8EF

border

#C6C4CA

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1556

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

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