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#2C126E Color

#2C126E is rgb(44, 18, 110) in RGB, hsl(257, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 84%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C126E
HEX#2C126E
RGBrgb(44, 18, 110)
HSLhsl(257, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(257, 84%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 84%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(29.2% 0.144 286.4)
LABlab(15.17% 32.19 -49.14)
LCHlch(15.17% 58.75 303.23)

What #2C126E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2C126E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 6.29Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 6.48Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.75KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.66Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 11.85Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 12.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#2C126E Channel Values

How #2C126E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 18 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 84% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.8:1 vs white · 1.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C126E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C126E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C126E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C126E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C126E
Complementary
#546E12
Analogous
#12266E
Analogous
#5A126E
Triadic
#6E2C12
Triadic
#126E2C
Split comp.
#6E5A12
Split comp.
#266E12

Tints & Shades of #2C126E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3D199A
#5121CA
#6C3EE0
#916EE7
#B29AEF
#D7CAF6

Shades

#271060
#210E53
#1C0B46
#170939
#12072C
#0C051F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C126E.

How #2C126E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2C126E
Protanopia#18186E
Protanomaly#22166E
Deuteranopia#1D1D6E
Deuteranomaly#24196E
Tritanopia#122C2C
Tritanomaly#1F244F
Achromatopsia#282828

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Using #2C126E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2c126e: #2C126E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C126E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c126e': '#2C126E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.071, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_2c126e">#2C126E</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C126E"

More Purple Colors

#2C126E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#2C126E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C126E?

#2C126E is a dark purple — rgb(44, 18, 110) in RGB and hsl(257, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #2C126E?

#2C126E is rgb(44, 18, 110) — red 44, green 18, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C126E?

#2C126E converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 84%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C126E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C126E scores 14.8:1 against white and 1.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C126E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C126E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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