#2C1157#2C1157

#2C1157 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.117 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1157
RGB	rgb(44, 17, 87)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(263, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 80.5%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.38, 30.66, -37.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.38, 48.07, 309.63°)
OKLab	oklab(26.7% 0.0488 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(26.7% 0.117 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9590, 1.6244, 9.1726)
Luminance	0.0162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.96

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1157 #3C5711

analogous

#111957 #2C1157 #4F1157

triadic

#2C1157 #572C11 #11572C

tetradic

#2C1157 #571119 #3C5711 #11574F

square

#2C1157 #571119 #3C5711 #11574F

split-complementary

#2C1157 #574F11 #195711

monochromatic

#0D051A #120724 #2C1157 #461B8A #6025BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.85

#2C1157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#2C1157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1157

15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1157	1.00	15.85	1.32	15.85
#FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 17, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.117 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5287',
    500: '#2c1157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1157;
$custom-light: #6a5287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26703,
    "c": 0.11679,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1157

secondary

#6C9034

accent

#EA3EA8

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1157

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

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