#281142#281142

#281142 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 24.2% C 0.089 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281142
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 66)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.89, 23.48, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.89, 35.48, 311.44°)
OKLab	oklab(24.2% 0.0466 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(24.2% 0.089 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0587, 1.2454, 5.2851)
Luminance	0.0124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281142 #2B4211

analogous

#111342 #281142 #411142

triadic

#281142 #422811 #114228

tetradic

#281142 #421113 #2B4211 #114241

square

#281142 #421113 #2B4211 #114241

split-complementary

#281142 #424111 #134211

monochromatic

#0F0618 #0F0618 #281142 #451E73 #632AA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.81

#281142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#281142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281142

16.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281142	1.00	16.81	1.25	16.81
#FFFFFF	16.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#011D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231C27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.2% 0.089 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655077',
    500: '#281142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281142;
$custom-light: #655077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.163,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24203,
    "c": 0.0888,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281142

secondary

#5A7C33

accent

#E24699

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060208

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281142

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

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