#2B1856#2B1856

#2B1856 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.106 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1856
RGB	rgb(43, 24, 86)
HSL	hsl(258, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(258, 72%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.62, 26.08, -34.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.62, 43.12, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(27.53% 0.0398 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(27.53% 0.106 292)
XYZ	xyz(3.0021, 1.8386, 8.9990)
Luminance	0.0184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1856 #435618

analogous

#182456 #2B1856 #4A1856

triadic

#2B1856 #562B18 #18562B

tetradic

#2B1856 #561824 #435618 #18564A

square

#2B1856 #561824 #435618 #18564A

split-complementary

#2B1856 #564A18 #245618

monochromatic

#0C0718 #130B26 #2B1856 #432586 #5B33B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.35

#2B1856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2B1856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1856

15.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1856	1.00	15.35	1.37	15.35
#FFFFFF	15.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 24, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.106 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695686',
    500: '#2b1856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1856;
$custom-light: #695686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.387,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27526,
    "c": 0.10601,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.01839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1856

secondary

#748D3D

accent

#E048B1

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1856

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

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