#2C185E#2C185E

#2C185E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.117 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C185E
RGB	rgb(44, 24, 94)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.47, 28.86, -38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.47, 47.96, 306.99°)
OKLab	oklab(28.39% 0.04 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(28.39% 0.117 290)
XYZ	xyz(3.3851, 1.9968, 10.7946)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C185E #4A5E18

analogous

#18275E #2C185E #4F185E

triadic

#2C185E #5E2C18 #185E2C

tetradic

#2C185E #5E1827 #4A5E18 #185E4F

square

#2C185E #5E1827 #4A5E18 #185E4F

split-complementary

#2C185E #5E4F18 #275E18

monochromatic

#0B0618 #150C2D #2C185E #43248F #5A31C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#2C185E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2C185E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C185E

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C185E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C185E	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002860

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B2A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c185e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 24, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.117 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b578c',
    500: '#2c185e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c185e;
$custom-light: #6b578c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c185e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28394,
    "c": 0.11694,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.01997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C185E

secondary

#7C943D

accent

#E345B6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#ECE9F0

border

#C7C5CB

text

#07030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C185E

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

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