#2B1659#2B1659

#2B1659 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.113 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1659
RGB	rgb(43, 22, 89)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.45, 28.26, -36.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.45, 46.26, 307.65°)
OKLab	oklab(27.49% 0.0415 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(27.49% 0.113 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.0858, 1.8086, 9.6358)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1659 #445916

analogous

#162359 #2B1659 #4D1659

triadic

#2B1659 #592B16 #16592B

tetradic

#2B1659 #591623 #445916 #16594D

square

#2B1659 #591623 #445916 #16594D

split-complementary

#2B1659 #594D16 #235916

monochromatic

#0C0619 #130A28 #2B1659 #43228A #5A2EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.42

#2B1659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#2B1659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1659

15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1659	1.00	15.42	1.36	15.42
#FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002358

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 22, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.113 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5589',
    500: '#2b1659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1659;
$custom-light: #6a5589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.806,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27492,
    "c": 0.11291,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1659

secondary

#75903B

accent

#E444B2

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1659

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

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