#2E1551#2E1551

#2E1551 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.104 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E1551
RGB	rgb(46, 21, 81)
HSL	hsl(265, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(265, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.89, 27.03, -32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.89, 41.96, 310.10°)
OKLab	oklab(26.96% 0.0491 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(26.96% 0.104 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.8797, 1.7112, 7.9616)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E1551 #385115

analogous

#151A51 #2E1551 #4C1551

triadic

#2E1551 #512E15 #15512E

tetradic

#2E1551 #51151A #385115 #15514C

square

#2E1551 #51151A #385115 #15514C

split-complementary

#2E1551 #514C15 #1A5115

monochromatic

#0E0618 #120820 #2E1551 #4A2282 #652EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.65

#2E1551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#2E1551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E1551

15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E1551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E1551	1.00	15.65	1.34	15.65
#FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e1551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 21, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.104 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5482',
    500: '#2e1551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e1551;
$custom-light: #6a5482;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e1551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26955,
    "c": 0.10388,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E1551

secondary

#688939

accent

#E246A1

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE8EF

border

#C6C4CA

text

#07030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E1551

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

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