#2C1159#2C1159

#2C1159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.119 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1159
RGB	rgb(44, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(263, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(263, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.58, 31.26, -38.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.58, 49.24, 309.41°)
OKLab	oklab(26.9% 0.0483 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(26.9% 0.119 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.0418, 1.6575, 9.6089)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1159 #3E5911

analogous

#111A59 #2C1159 #501159

triadic

#2C1159 #592C11 #11592C

tetradic

#2C1159 #59111A #3E5911 #115950

square

#2C1159 #59111A #3E5911 #115950

split-complementary

#2C1159 #595011 #1A5911

monochromatic

#0D051A #130726 #2C1159 #451B8C #5F25C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.77

#2C1159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#2C1159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1159

15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1159	1.00	15.77	1.33	15.77
#FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.119 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b5289',
    500: '#2c1159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1159;
$custom-light: #6b5289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26903,
    "c": 0.11931,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1159

secondary

#6F9234

accent

#EB3DAA

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#ECE7F0

border

#C7C3CB

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1159

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

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