#2C197C#2C197C

#2C197C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.155 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C197C
RGB	rgb(44, 25, 124)
HSL	hsl(252, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(252, 80%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 79.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.74, 37.90, -52.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.74, 64.75, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(31.63% 0.0314 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(31.63% 0.155 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.0233, 2.6856, 19.3185)
Luminance	0.0269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C197C #697C19

analogous

#19387C #2C197C #5E197C

triadic

#2C197C #7C2C19 #197C2C

tetradic

#2C197C #7C1938 #697C19 #197C5E

square

#2C197C #7C1938 #697C19 #197C5E

split-complementary

#2C197C #7C5E19 #387C19

monochromatic

#090519 #1A0F49 #2C197C #3E23AF #5738D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.66

#2C197C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#2C197C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C197C

13.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C197C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C197C	1.00	13.66	1.54	13.66
#FFFFFF	13.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00317F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c197c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 25, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.155 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7159a3',
    500: '#2c197c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c197c;
$custom-light: #7159a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c197c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.515,
    "s": 66.443,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31634,
    "c": 0.15465,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C197C

secondary

#9BB040

accent

#E93EC9

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F4

border

#C8C5CE

text

#09040F

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C197C

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

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