#281159#281159

#281159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.119 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281159
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(259, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(259, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.07, 30.56, -38.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.07, 49.47, 308.15°)
OKLab	oklab(26.43% 0.0415 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(26.43% 0.119 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.8782, 1.5732, 9.6013)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281159 #425911

analogous

#111E59 #281159 #4C1159

triadic

#281159 #592811 #115928

tetradic

#281159 #59111E #425911 #11594C

square

#281159 #59111E #425911 #11594C

split-complementary

#281159 #594C11 #1E5911

monochromatic

#0C051A #110726 #281159 #3F1B8C #5625C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.97

#281159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281159

15.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281159	1.00	15.97	1.31	15.97
#FFFFFF	15.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#172534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.119 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685289',
    500: '#281159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281159;
$custom-light: #685289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.167,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26427,
    "c": 0.11922,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281159

secondary

#749234

accent

#EB3DB3

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281159

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

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