#2F255B#2F255B

#2F255B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.8% C 0.093 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F255B
RGB	rgb(47, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(251, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(251, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.73, 20.11, -31.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.73, 36.96, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(30.76% 0.029 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(30.76% 0.093 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.7216, 2.6827, 10.2172)
Luminance	0.0268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F255B #515B25

analogous

#25365B #2F255B #4A255B

triadic

#2F255B #5B2F25 #255B2F

tetradic

#2F255B #5B2536 #515B25 #255B4A

square

#2F255B #5B2536 #515B25 #255B4A

split-complementary

#2F255B #5B4A25 #365B25

monochromatic

#0B0916 #19132F #2F255B #453787 #5C48B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.67

#2F255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#2F255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2F255B

13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2F255B	1.00	13.67	1.54	13.67
#FFFFFF	13.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082F5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#082C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21313C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.8% 0.093 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b5f8a',
    500: '#2f255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f255b;
$custom-light: #6b5f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30764,
    "c": 0.09299,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F255B

secondary

#828E4D

accent

#D256BB

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F255B

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

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