#281232#281232

#281232 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 23.1% C 0.065 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281232
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 50)
HSL	hsl(281, 47%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.91, 18.24, -16.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.91, 24.72, 317.53°)
OKLab	oklab(23.1% 0.0453 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(23.1% 0.065 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6670, 1.1141, 3.1442)
Luminance	0.0111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281232 #1C3212

analogous

#181232 #281232 #32122C

triadic

#281232 #322812 #123228

tetradic

#281232 #321812 #1C3212 #122C32

square

#281232 #321812 #1C3212 #122C32

split-complementary

#281232 #2C3212 #123218

monochromatic

#120817 #120817 #281232 #4C225F #70328C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.17

#281232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.22

#281232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281232

17.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281232	1.00	17.17	1.22	17.17
#FFFFFF	17.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A1A33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#111C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1B1B1B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.1% 0.065 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63516a',
    500: '#281232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281232;
$custom-light: #63516a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 47.059,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.231,
    "c": 0.06497,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281232

secondary

#466A36

accent

#D7517B

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050206

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281232

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

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