#2C2255#2C2255

#2C2255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.089 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2255
RGB	rgb(44, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(252, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(252, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.16, 19.37, -29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.16, 35.32, 303.25°)
OKLab	oklab(29.38% 0.0285 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(29.38% 0.089 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2500, 2.3353, 8.8721)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2255 #4B5522

analogous

#223155 #2C2255 #452255

triadic

#2C2255 #552C22 #22552C

tetradic

#2C2255 #552231 #4B5522 #225545

square

#2C2255 #552231 #4B5522 #225545

split-complementary

#2C2255 #554522 #315522

monochromatic

#0B0916 #151129 #2C2255 #433381 #5945AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.31

#2C2255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#2C2255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2255

14.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2255	1.00	14.31	1.47	14.31
#FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#082954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.089 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685d85',
    500: '#2c2255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2255;
$custom-light: #685d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.765,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29382,
    "c": 0.08883,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2255

secondary

#7D894A

accent

#D355BA

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2255

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

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