#2B2255#2B2255

#2B2255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.089 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B2255
RGB	rgb(43, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(251, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(251, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.05, 19.11, -29.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.05, 35.33, 302.74°)
OKLab	oklab(29.28% 0.0271 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(29.28% 0.089 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2075, 2.3134, 8.8701)
Luminance	0.0231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B2255 #4C5522

analogous

#223255 #2B2255 #442255

triadic

#2B2255 #552B22 #22552B

tetradic

#2B2255 #552232 #4C5522 #225544

square

#2B2255 #552232 #4C5522 #225544

split-complementary

#2B2255 #554422 #325522

monochromatic

#0B0916 #151129 #2B2255 #413381 #5745AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.36

#2B2255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#2B2255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B2255

14.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B2255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B2255	1.00	14.36	1.46	14.36
#FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#062954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b2255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.089 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685d85',
    500: '#2b2255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b2255;
$custom-light: #685d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b2255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2928,
    "c": 0.08889,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B2255

secondary

#7E894A

accent

#D355BC

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B2255

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

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