#2C1459#2C1459

#2C1459 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.116 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1459
RGB	rgb(44, 20, 89)
HSL	hsl(261, 63%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(261, 78%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 77.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.16, 29.62, -37.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.16, 47.47, 308.60°)
OKLab	oklab(27.31% 0.0453 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(27.31% 0.116 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.0915, 1.7570, 9.6255)
Luminance	0.0176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1459 #415914

analogous

#141F59 #2C1459 #4F1459

triadic

#2C1459 #592C14 #14592C

tetradic

#2C1459 #59141F #415914 #14594F

square

#2C1459 #59141F #415914 #14594F

split-complementary

#2C1459 #594F14 #1F5914

monochromatic

#0C0619 #130927 #2C1459 #451F8B #5D2ABD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.54

#2C1459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#2C1459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1459

15.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1459	1.00	15.54	1.35	15.54
#FFFFFF	15.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00255B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002358

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 20, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.116 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5489',
    500: '#2c1459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1459;
$custom-light: #6a5489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27312,
    "c": 0.11557,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1459

secondary

#729138

accent

#E641AD

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1459

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

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