#281171#281171

#281171 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.149 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281171
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 113)
HSL	hsl(254, 74%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(254, 85%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 85%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.72, 38.01, -50.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.72, 63.14, 307.01°)
OKLab	oklab(29.07% 0.0335 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(29.07% 0.149 283)
XYZ	xyz(4.0552, 2.0440, 15.8004)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281171 #5A7111

analogous

#112A71 #281171 #581171

triadic

#281171 #712811 #117128

tetradic

#281171 #71112A #5A7111 #117158

square

#281171 #71112A #5A7111 #117158

split-complementary

#281171 #715811 #2A7111

monochromatic

#09041B #15093C #281171 #3B19A6 #4E21DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.91

#281171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#281171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281171

14.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281171	1.00	14.91	1.41	14.91
#FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00246F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.149 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d539b',
    500: '#281171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281171;
$custom-light: #6d539b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.375,
    "s": 73.846,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29068,
    "c": 0.1492,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.02044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281171

secondary

#8DA836

accent

#F137C4

background

#F7F4F9

surface

#EDE8F2

border

#C8C4CC

text

#08030E

muted

#7B787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #281171

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

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