#2C1238#2C1238

#2C1238 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.075 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1238
RGB	rgb(44, 18, 56)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.95, 21.16, -19.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.95, 28.67, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(24.13% 0.0519 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(24.13% 0.075 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.9687, 1.2537, 3.8789)
Luminance	0.0125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1238 #1E3812

analogous

#191238 #2C1238 #381231

triadic

#2C1238 #382C12 #12382C

tetradic

#2C1238 #381912 #1E3812 #123138

square

#2C1238 #381912 #1E3812 #123138

split-complementary

#2C1238 #313812 #123819

monochromatic

#120717 #120717 #2C1238 #502166 #753095

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.79

#2C1238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#2C1238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1238

16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1238	1.00	16.79	1.25	16.79
#FFFFFF	16.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#071C39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#111E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B1922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 18, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.075 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66516f',
    500: '#2c1238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1238;
$custom-light: #66516f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.053,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24131,
    "c": 0.07507,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1238

secondary

#487135

accent

#DB4D7A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060207

muted

#7A787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1238

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

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