#281042#281042

#281042 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 24.0% C 0.090 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281042
RGB	rgb(40, 16, 66)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(269, 76%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 75.8%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.67, 24.09, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.67, 36.15, 311.78°)
OKLab	oklab(24.05% 0.0479 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(24.05% 0.09 302)
XYZ	xyz(2.0435, 1.2150, 5.2801)
Luminance	0.0121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281042 #2A4210

analogous

#101142 #281042 #411042

triadic

#281042 #422810 #104228

tetradic

#281042 #421011 #2A4210 #104241

square

#281042 #421011 #2A4210 #104241

split-complementary

#281042 #424110 #114210

monochromatic

#0F0619 #0F0619 #281042 #461C73 #6428A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.89

#281042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#281042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281042

16.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281042	1.00	16.89	1.24	16.89
#FFFFFF	16.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231B27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 16, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.0% 0.090 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655077',
    500: '#281042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281042;
$custom-light: #655077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.8,
    "s": 60.976,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24045,
    "c": 0.09039,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.01215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281042

secondary

#587C32

accent

#E44497

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060208

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281042

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

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