#2C1759#2C1759

#2C1759 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.112 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1759
RGB	rgb(44, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.79, 27.87, -36.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.79, 45.58, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(27.76% 0.042 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(27.76% 0.112 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.1478, 1.8694, 9.6442)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1759 #445917

analogous

#172359 #2C1759 #4D1759

triadic

#2C1759 #592C17 #17592C

tetradic

#2C1759 #591723 #445917 #17594D

square

#2C1759 #591723 #445917 #17594D

split-complementary

#2C1759 #594D17 #235917

monochromatic

#0C0618 #140A28 #2C1759 #44248A #5C30BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.28

#2C1759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2C1759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1759

15.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1759	1.00	15.28	1.37	15.28
#FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.112 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5688',
    500: '#2c1759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1759;
$custom-light: #6a5688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27761,
    "c": 0.11156,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1759

secondary

#75903C

accent

#E246B0

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1759

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

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