#281055#281055

#281055 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.115 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281055
RGB	rgb(40, 16, 85)
HSL	hsl(261, 68%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(261, 81%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 81.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.46, 29.86, -37.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.46, 47.69, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(25.88% 0.0436 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(25.88% 0.115 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.6996, 1.4775, 8.7355)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281055 #3D5510

analogous

#101A55 #281055 #4B1055

triadic

#281055 #552810 #105528

tetradic

#281055 #55101A #3D5510 #10554B

square

#281055 #55101A #3D5510 #10554B

split-complementary

#281055 #554B10 #1A5510

monochromatic

#0C051A #100621 #281055 #401A89 #5823BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.21

#281055 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#281055 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281055

16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281055	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281055	1.00	16.21	1.30	16.21
#FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#192331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281055;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 16, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.115 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685186',
    500: '#281055',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281055;
$custom-light: #685186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281055",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25879,
    "c": 0.11526,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281055

secondary

#6E8F32

accent

#EB3DAE

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281055

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

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