#2E185B#2E185B

#2E185B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.113 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E185B
RGB	rgb(46, 24, 91)
HSL	hsl(260, 58%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(260, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 73.6%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.43, 28.31, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.43, 46.08, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(28.34% 0.0438 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(28.34% 0.113 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.3412, 1.9893, 10.1034)
Luminance	0.0199 (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

#2E185B #455B18

analogous

#18245B #2E185B #4F185B

triadic

#2E185B #5B2E18 #185B2E

tetradic

#2E185B #5B1824 #455B18 #185B4F

square

#2E185B #5B1824 #455B18 #185B4F

split-complementary

#2E185B #5B4F18 #245B18

monochromatic

#0C0618 #160B2B #2E185B #46258B #5F32BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.02

#2E185B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#2E185B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E185B

15.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E185B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E185B	1.00	15.02	1.40	15.02
#FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e185b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 24, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.113 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c578a',
    500: '#2e185b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e185b;
$custom-light: #6c578a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e185b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.701,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28336,
    "c": 0.11293,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E185B

secondary

#76923D

accent

#E146AF

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#ECE9F0

border

#C7C5CB

text

#07030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E185B

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

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