#2C174D#2C174D

#2C174D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.095 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C174D
RGB	rgb(44, 23, 77)
HSL	hsl(263, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(263, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.73, 24.11, -29.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.73, 38.19, 309.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.67% 0.0438 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(26.67% 0.095 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.6843, 1.6840, 7.2034)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C174D #384D17

analogous

#171D4D #2C174D #47174D

triadic

#2C174D #4D2C17 #174D2C

tetradic

#2C174D #4D171D #384D17 #174D47

square

#2C174D #4D171D #384D17 #174D47

split-complementary

#2C174D #4D4717 #1D4D17

monochromatic

#0D0718 #11091E #2C174D #47257C #6233AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.71

#2C174D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#2C174D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C174D

15.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C174D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C174D	1.00	15.71	1.34	15.71
#FFFFFF	15.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00224C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24232F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c174d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 23, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.095 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68557f',
    500: '#2c174d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c174d;
$custom-light: #68557f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c174d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.333,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26673,
    "c": 0.09508,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C174D

secondary

#68843C

accent

#DD4AA4

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#06030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C174D

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

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