#2E1659#2E1659

#2E1659 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.113 H 294.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E1659
RGB	rgb(46, 22, 89)
HSL	hsl(261, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(261, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.82, 28.87, -36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.82, 46.15, 308.73°)
OKLab	oklab(27.84% 0.0464 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(27.84% 0.113 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.2163, 1.8758, 9.6419)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.23

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E1659 #415916

analogous

#162059 #2E1659 #501659

triadic

#2E1659 #592E16 #16592E

tetradic

#2E1659 #591620 #415916 #165950

square

#2E1659 #591620 #415916 #165950

split-complementary

#2E1659 #595016 #205916

monochromatic

#0D0619 #150A28 #2E1659 #47228A #612EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.27

#2E1659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2E1659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E1659

15.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E1659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E1659	1.00	15.27	1.38	15.27
#FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e1659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 22, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.113 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b5588',
    500: '#2e1659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e1659;
$custom-light: #6b5588;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e1659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27844,
    "c": 0.11303,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E1659

secondary

#72903B

accent

#E444AA

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#ECE9F0

border

#C7C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E1659

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

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