#2C1257#2C1257

#2C1257 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.116 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1257
RGB	rgb(44, 18, 87)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(263, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 79.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.57, 30.12, -36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.57, 47.49, 309.37°)
OKLab	oklab(26.84% 0.0478 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(26.84% 0.116 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.9748, 1.6561, 9.1779)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1257 #3D5712

analogous

#121A57 #2C1257 #4E1257

triadic

#2C1257 #572C12 #12572C

tetradic

#2C1257 #57121A #3D5712 #12574E

square

#2C1257 #57121A #3D5712 #12574E

split-complementary

#2C1257 #574E12 #1A5712

monochromatic

#0D0519 #120824 #2C1257 #461C8A #5F27BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.78

#2C1257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#2C1257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1257

15.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1257	1.00	15.78	1.33	15.78
#FFFFFF	15.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 18, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.116 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5387',
    500: '#2c1257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1257;
$custom-light: #6a5387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.609,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26837,
    "c": 0.11555,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1257

secondary

#6E9035

accent

#E93FA9

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1257

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

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