#2D16B3#2D16B3

#2D16B3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.221 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D16B3
RGB	rgb(45, 22, 179)
HSL	hsl(249, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 87.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.91, 55.74, -76.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.91, 94.40, 306.19°)
OKLab	oklab(37.8% 0.0168 -0.2202)
OKLCH	oklch(37.8% 0.221 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5031, 4.3854, 42.9847)
Luminance	0.0439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D16B3 #9CB316

analogous

#164EB3 #2D16B3 #7C16B3

triadic

#2D16B3 #B32D16 #16B32D

tetradic

#2D16B3 #B3164E #9CB316 #16B37C

square

#2D16B3 #B3164E #9CB316 #16B37C

split-complementary

#2D16B3 #B37C16 #4EB316

monochromatic

#120946 #1F0F7C #2D16B3 #3F22E4 #6E59EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.19

#2D16B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#2D16B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D16B3

11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D16B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D16B3	1.00	11.19	1.88	11.19
#FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0034B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d16b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 22, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.221 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5ccb',
    500: '#2d16b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d16b3;
$custom-light: #7e5ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d16b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.79,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37797,
    "c": 0.22081,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D16B3

secondary

#BCCE57

accent

#F533D8

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0C0414

muted

#7D7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D16B3

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

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