#2E1759#2E1759

#2E1759 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.112 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E1759
RGB	rgb(46, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(261, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.03, 28.29, -35.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.03, 45.51, 308.42°)
OKLab	oklab(27.99% 0.0453 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(27.99% 0.112 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2358, 1.9148, 9.6484)
Luminance	0.0192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.42

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E1759 #425917

analogous

#172159 #2E1759 #4F1759

triadic

#2E1759 #592E17 #17592E

tetradic

#2E1759 #591721 #425917 #17594F

square

#2E1759 #591721 #425917 #17594F

split-complementary

#2E1759 #594F17 #215917

monochromatic

#0D0618 #150A28 #2E1759 #47248A #6030BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.18

#2E1759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#2E1759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E1759

15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E1759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E1759	1.00	15.18	1.38	15.18
#FFFFFF	15.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e1759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.112 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b5688',
    500: '#2e1759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e1759;
$custom-light: #6b5688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e1759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.909,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27995,
    "c": 0.11164,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E1759

secondary

#73903C

accent

#E246AC

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#ECE9F0

border

#C7C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E1759

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

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