#2B1857#2B1857

#2B1857 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.107 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1857
RGB	rgb(43, 24, 87)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(258, 72%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.71, 26.40, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.71, 43.73, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(27.62% 0.0396 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(27.62% 0.107 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0427, 1.8549, 9.2127)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1857 #445718

analogous

#182557 #2B1857 #4B1857

triadic

#2B1857 #572B18 #18572B

tetradic

#2B1857 #571825 #445718 #18574B

square

#2B1857 #571825 #445718 #18574B

split-complementary

#2B1857 #574B18 #255718

monochromatic

#0C0718 #130B27 #2B1857 #432587 #5A32B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.32

#2B1857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2B1857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1857

15.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1857	1.00	15.32	1.37	15.32
#FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002659

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D2735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 24, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.107 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695687',
    500: '#2b1857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1857;
$custom-light: #695687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.095,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27619,
    "c": 0.1074,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1857

secondary

#758E3D

accent

#E048B2

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1857

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

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