#2C178E#2C178E
#2C178E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.178 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C178E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 23, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 84%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 83.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.44, 44.47, -61.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.44, 75.51, 306.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.42% 0.0269 -0.1762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.42% 0.178 278.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2260, 3.1007, 25.8563) |
| Luminance | 0.0310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 2.50
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 3.83
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 4.08
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 4.36
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 4.50
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C178E #798E17
analogous
#173E8E #2C178E #67178E
triadic
#2C178E #8E2C17 #178E2C
tetradic
#2C178E #8E173E #798E17 #178E67
square
#2C178E #8E173E #798E17 #178E67
split-complementary
#2C178E #8E6717 #3E8E17
monochromatic
#0B0625 #1C0E59 #2C178E #3C20C3 #5C3FE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.96
#2C178E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#2C178E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C178E
12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C178E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C178E | 1.00 | 12.96 | 1.62 | 12.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003691
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003D54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c178e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 23, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.178 278.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7559b0',
500: '#2c178e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c178e; $custom-light: #7559b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c178e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 23,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.588,
"s": 72.121,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33421,
"c": 0.17827,
"h": 278.7
},
"luminance": 0.03101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C178E
secondary
#AAC040
accent
#EF39CF
background
#F7F5FB
surface
#EEE9F6
border
#C9C5D0
text
#0A0411
muted
#7C7980