#2D178D#2D178D
#2D178D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.177 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D178D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 23, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 83.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.41, 44.26, -60.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.41, 74.91, 306.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.39% 0.0288 -0.1745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.39% 0.177 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1948, 3.0933, 25.4647) |
| Luminance | 0.0309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 2.65
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 3.71
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 4.25
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 4.42
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 4.66
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D178D #778D17
analogous
#173C8D #2D178D #68178D
triadic
#2D178D #8D2D17 #178D2D
tetradic
#2D178D #8D173C #778D17 #178D68
square
#2D178D #8D173C #778D17 #178D68
split-complementary
#2D178D #8D6817 #3C8D17
monochromatic
#0B0624 #1C0E58 #2D178D #3E20C2 #5D3FE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.97
#2D178D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#2D178D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2D178D
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D178D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D178D | 1.00 | 12.97 | 1.62 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003C53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d178d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 23, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.177 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7559b0',
500: '#2d178d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d178d; $custom-light: #7559b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d178d",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 23,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.186,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33389,
"c": 0.17688,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.03094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D178D
secondary
#A8C040
accent
#EF39CD
background
#F7F5FB
surface
#EEE9F6
border
#C9C5D0
text
#0A0411
muted
#7C7980