#281049#281049

#281049 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.100 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281049
RGB	rgb(40, 16, 73)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.29, 26.19, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.29, 40.46, 310.33°)
OKLab	oklab(24.69% 0.0466 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(24.69% 0.1 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.2627, 1.3027, 6.4343)
Luminance	0.0130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281049 #314910

analogous

#101549 #281049 #441049

triadic

#281049 #492810 #104928

tetradic

#281049 #491015 #314910 #104944

square

#281049 #491015 #314910 #104944

split-complementary

#281049 #494410 #154910

monochromatic

#0E0619 #0E0619 #281049 #441B7B #5F26AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.66

#281049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#281049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281049

16.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281049	1.00	16.66	1.26	16.66
#FFFFFF	16.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#201E2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 16, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.100 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66507c',
    500: '#281049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281049;
$custom-light: #66507c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.263,
    "s": 64.045,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2469,
    "c": 0.09967,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281049

secondary

#618332

accent

#E741A1

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#060209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281049

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

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