#281161#281161

#281161 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.129 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281161
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 97)
HSL	hsl(257, 70%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(257, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 82.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.91, 33.06, -42.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.91, 54.14, 307.63°)
OKLab	oklab(27.28% 0.039 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(27.28% 0.129 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2325, 1.7149, 11.4676)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281161 #4A6111

analogous

#112261 #281161 #501161

triadic

#281161 #612811 #116128

tetradic

#281161 #611122 #4A6111 #116150

square

#281161 #611122 #4A6111 #116150

split-complementary

#281161 #615011 #226111

monochromatic

#0B051A #13082D #281161 #3D1A95 #5323C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.64

#281161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#281161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281161

15.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281161	1.00	15.64	1.34	15.64
#FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002563

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002160

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F2839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.129 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a528f',
    500: '#281161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281161;
$custom-light: #6a528f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.25,
    "s": 70.175,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27278,
    "c": 0.1294,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281161

secondary

#7C9934

accent

#ED3BBA

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#ECE7F0

border

#C7C3CB

text

#07020C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #281161

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

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