#2C1559#2C1559

#2C1559 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.114 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1559
RGB	rgb(44, 21, 89)
HSL	hsl(260, 62%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(260, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.36, 29.05, -36.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.36, 46.86, 308.31°)
OKLab	oklab(27.46% 0.0442 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(27.46% 0.114 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.1095, 1.7930, 9.6315)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1559 #425915

analogous

#152059 #2C1559 #4E1559

triadic

#2C1559 #592C15 #15592C

tetradic

#2C1559 #591520 #425915 #15594E

square

#2C1559 #591520 #425915 #15594E

split-complementary

#2C1559 #594E15 #205915

monochromatic

#0C0619 #140927 #2C1559 #44218B #5D2CBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.46

#2C1559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#2C1559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1559

15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1559	1.00	15.46	1.36	15.46
#FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.46	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: #2c1559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 21, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.114 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5489',
    500: '#2c1559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1559;
$custom-light: #6a5489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.294,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27458,
    "c": 0.11427,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1559

secondary

#739139

accent

#E543AE

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE8F0

border

#C6C4CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1559

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

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