#2C1571#2C1571

#2C1571 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.145 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1571
RGB	rgb(44, 21, 113)
HSL	hsl(255, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(255, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 81.4%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.81, 36.53, -48.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.81, 60.79, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(29.93% 0.0375 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(29.93% 0.145 285)
XYZ	xyz(4.2866, 2.2638, 15.8307)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1571 #5A7115

analogous

#152C71 #2C1571 #5A1571

triadic

#2C1571 #712C15 #15712C

tetradic

#2C1571 #71152C #5A7115 #15715A

square

#2C1571 #71152C #5A7115 #15715A

split-complementary

#2C1571 #715A15 #2C7115

monochromatic

#0A051A #180B3D #2C1571 #401FA5 #5529D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#2C1571 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#2C1571 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1571

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1571	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1571	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00276F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#053043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1571;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 21, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.145 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f569b',
    500: '#2c1571',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1571;
$custom-light: #6f569b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1571",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 68.657,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29932,
    "c": 0.14493,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.02264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1571

secondary

#8CA73B

accent

#EB3CC0

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08030E

muted

#7B787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1571

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

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