#2C1D57

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #2C1D57

When working with digital screens, the color #2C1D57 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 29 green, and 87 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 49% cyan and 67% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 255.5° hue, 50.0% saturation, and 22.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C1D57
RGB44, 29, 87
HSL255.5°, 50.0%, 22.7%
CMYK49%, 67%, 0%, 66%
HSV255.5°, 66.7%, 34.1%
LAB16.0, 23.4, -32.7
XYZ3.2, 2.1, 9.3
Decimal2891095

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.42:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.21:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C1D57; }
.text-color { color: #2C1D57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C1D57; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B