#281179#281179

#281179 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 30.0% C 0.159 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281179
RGB	rgb(40, 17, 121)
HSL	hsl(253, 75%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(253, 86%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 86%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.66, 40.44, -54.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.66, 67.48, 306.82°)
OKLab	oklab(30% 0.0306 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(30% 0.159 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.5256, 2.2321, 18.2778)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281179 #627911

analogous

#112E79 #281179 #5C1179

triadic

#281179 #792811 #117928

tetradic

#281179 #79112E #627911 #11795C

square

#281179 #79112E #627911 #11795C

split-complementary

#281179 #795C11 #2E7911

monochromatic

#09041B #160943 #281179 #3A19AF #4E24E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.52

#281179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#281179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281179

14.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281179	1.00	14.52	1.45	14.52
#FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002577

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 17, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.0% 0.159 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f54a1',
    500: '#281179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281179;
$custom-light: #6f54a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.269,
    "s": 75.362,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29996,
    "c": 0.15884,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281179

secondary

#95B036

accent

#F236C8

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F3

border

#C8C5CD

text

#08030F

muted

#7B787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #281179

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →