#2C1789#2C1789

#2C1789 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.172 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C1789
RGB	rgb(44, 23, 137)
HSL	hsl(251, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(251, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 83.2%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.86, 42.95, -58.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.86, 72.87, 306.12°)
OKLab	oklab(32.85% 0.0286 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(32.85% 0.172 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.8590, 2.9539, 23.9235)
Luminance	0.0295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C1789 #748917

analogous

#173B89 #2C1789 #651789

triadic

#2C1789 #892C17 #17892C

tetradic

#2C1789 #89173B #748917 #178965

square

#2C1789 #89173B #748917 #178965

split-complementary

#2C1789 #896517 #3B8917

monochromatic

#0A0520 #1B0E55 #2C1789 #3D20BD #5A3CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.20

#2C1789 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#2C1789 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C1789

13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C1789	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C1789	1.00	13.20	1.59	13.20
#FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00348C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c1789;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 23, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.172 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7459ad',
    500: '#2c1789',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c1789;
$custom-light: #7459ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c1789",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.053,
    "s": 71.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32847,
    "c": 0.17233,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C1789

secondary

#A6BD3F

accent

#EE3ACD

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EEE9F4

border

#C9C5CE

text

#090410

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C1789

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

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