#2B16A0#2B16A0

#2B16A0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.200 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B16A0
RGB	rgb(43, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(249, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(249, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.39, 50.18, -68.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.39, 85.23, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(35.37% 0.02 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(35.37% 0.2 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.6263, 3.6247, 33.5486)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B16A0 #8BA016

analogous

#1646A0 #2B16A0 #7016A0

triadic

#2B16A0 #A02B16 #16A02B

tetradic

#2B16A0 #A01646 #8BA016 #16A070

square

#2B16A0 #A01646 #8BA016 #16A070

split-complementary

#2B16A0 #A07016 #46A016

monochromatic

#0E0734 #1D0F6A #2B16A0 #391DD6 #624AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.17

#2B16A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#2B16A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B16A0

12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B16A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B16A0	1.00	12.17	1.73	12.17
#FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b16a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.200 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795abe',
    500: '#2b16a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b16a0;
$custom-light: #795abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b16a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.13,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35366,
    "c": 0.20008,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B16A0

secondary

#B5C84A

accent

#F235D6

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFE9F7

border

#CAC5D0

text

#0B0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B16A0

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

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