#2E1159#2E1159

#2E1159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.119 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E1159
RGB	rgb(46, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(264, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(264, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.84, 31.63, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.84, 49.13, 310.07°)
OKLab	oklab(27.15% 0.0516 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(27.15% 0.119 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.1299, 1.7029, 9.6131)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E1159 #3C5911

analogous

#111859 #2E1159 #521159

triadic

#2E1159 #592E11 #11592E

tetradic

#2E1159 #591118 #3C5911 #115952

square

#2E1159 #591118 #3C5911 #115952

split-complementary

#2E1159 #595211 #185911

monochromatic

#0D051A #130726 #2E1159 #491B8C #6325C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.66

#2E1159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#2E1159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E1159

15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E1159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E1159	1.00	15.66	1.34	15.66
#FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00245B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e1159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.119 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c5289',
    500: '#2e1159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e1159;
$custom-light: #6c5289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e1159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.167,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27152,
    "c": 0.11945,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E1159

secondary

#6C9234

accent

#EB3DA5

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#ECE7F0

border

#C7C3CB

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E1159

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

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