#2B2159#2B2159

#2B2159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.097 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B2159
RGB	rgb(43, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(251, 46%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(251, 63%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.10, 21.16, -32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.10, 38.64, 303.21°)
OKLab	oklab(29.41% 0.0284 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(29.41% 0.097 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.3428, 2.3224, 9.7214)
Luminance	0.0232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B2159 #4F5921

analogous

#213359 #2B2159 #472159

triadic

#2B2159 #592B21 #21592B

tetradic

#2B2159 #592133 #4F5921 #215947

square

#2B2159 #592133 #4F5921 #215947

split-complementary

#2B2159 #594721 #335921

monochromatic

#0B0816 #15102C #2B2159 #413286 #5642B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.34

#2B2159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2B2159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B2159

14.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B2159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B2159	1.00	14.34	1.46	14.34
#FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2E39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b2159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.097 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695c88',
    500: '#2b2159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b2159;
$custom-light: #695c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b2159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29411,
    "c": 0.09663,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B2159

secondary

#818D49

accent

#D652BE

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B2159

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

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