#281048#281048

#281048 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.098 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281048
RGB	rgb(40, 16, 72)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(266, 78%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.20, 25.89, -30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.20, 39.85, 310.51°)
OKLab	oklab(24.6% 0.0468 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(24.6% 0.098 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2298, 1.2895, 6.2611)
Luminance	0.0129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281048 #304810

analogous

#101448 #281048 #441048

triadic

#281048 #482810 #104828

tetradic

#281048 #481014 #304810 #104844

square

#281048 #481014 #304810 #104844

split-complementary

#281048 #484410 #144810

monochromatic

#0E0619 #0E0619 #281048 #441B7A #6026AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.69

#281048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#281048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281048

16.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281048	1.00	16.69	1.26	16.69
#FFFFFF	16.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#201E2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 16, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.098 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66507b',
    500: '#281048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281048;
$custom-light: #66507b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24595,
    "c": 0.09836,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281048

secondary

#608232

accent

#E741A0

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#060209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281048

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

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