#2B173C#2B173C

#2B173C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.071 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B173C
RGB	rgb(43, 23, 60)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 61.7%, 0%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.30, 18.70, -20.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.30, 27.42, 313.00°)
OKLab	oklab(25.18% 0.0425 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(25.18% 0.071 307)
XYZ	xyz(2.1181, 1.4527, 4.4429)
Luminance	0.0145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B173C #283C17

analogous

#19173C #2B173C #3C173B

triadic

#2B173C #3C2B17 #173C2B

tetradic

#2B173C #3C1917 #283C17 #173B3C

square

#2B173C #3C1917 #283C17 #173B3C

split-complementary

#2B173C #3B3C17 #173C19

monochromatic

#100816 #100816 #2B173C #4B2868 #6A3994

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.27

#2B173C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#2B173C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B173C

16.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B173C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B173C	1.00	16.27	1.29	16.27
#FFFFFF	16.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B1F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12203B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#281E26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b173c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 23, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.071 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665572',
    500: '#2b173c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b173c;
$custom-light: #665572;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b173c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 44.578,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25184,
    "c": 0.07055,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.01453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B173C

secondary

#55733C

accent

#D4548F

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060308

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B173C

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

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