#2B16B0#2B16B0

#2B16B0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.218 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B16B0
RGB	rgb(43, 22, 176)
HSL	hsl(248, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(248, 88%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 87.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.39, 54.79, -75.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.39, 93.09, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(37.3% 0.015 -0.2175)
OKLCH	oklch(37.3% 0.218 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1170, 4.2211, 41.4001)
Luminance	0.0422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B16B0 #9BB016

analogous

#164EB0 #2B16B0 #7816B0

triadic

#2B16B0 #B02B16 #16B02B

tetradic

#2B16B0 #B0164E #9BB016 #16B078

square

#2B16B0 #B0164E #9BB016 #16B078

split-complementary

#2B16B0 #B07816 #4EB016

monochromatic

#100843 #1E0F7A #2B16B0 #3B20E3 #6B56EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.39

#2B16B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#2B16B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B16B0

11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B16B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B16B0	1.00	11.39	1.84	11.39
#FFFFFF	11.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0041B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0033AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b16b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 22, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.218 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c5bc9',
    500: '#2b16b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b16b0;
$custom-light: #7c5bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b16b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.182,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37301,
    "c": 0.21803,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B16B0

secondary

#BCCD55

accent

#F434DA

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0C0413

muted

#7D7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B16B0

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

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