#281157#281157

#281157 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.117 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281157
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 87)
HSL	hsl(260, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(260, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 80.5%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.86, 29.94, -37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.86, 48.29, 308.31°)
OKLab	oklab(26.22% 0.042 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(26.22% 0.117 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.7953, 1.5400, 9.1649)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281157 #405711

analogous

#111D57 #281157 #4B1157

triadic

#281157 #572811 #115728

tetradic

#281157 #57111D #405711 #11574B

square

#281157 #57111D #405711 #11574B

split-complementary

#281157 #574B11 #1D5711

monochromatic

#0C051A #100724 #281157 #401B8A #5725BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.06

#281157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281157

16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281157	1.00	16.06	1.31	16.06
#FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#182433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.117 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685287',
    500: '#281157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281157;
$custom-light: #685287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.714,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2622,
    "c": 0.11664,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281157

secondary

#729034

accent

#EA3EB1

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281157

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

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