#281237#281237

#281237 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.5% C 0.072 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281237
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 55)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(276, 67%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.26, 19.63, -19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.26, 27.86, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(23.47% 0.0456 -0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(23.47% 0.072 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.7808, 1.1596, 3.7437)
Luminance	0.0116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281237 #213712

analogous

#161237 #281237 #371234

triadic

#281237 #372812 #123728

tetradic

#281237 #371612 #213712 #123437

square

#281237 #371612 #213712 #123437

split-complementary

#281237 #343712 #123716

monochromatic

#110817 #110817 #281237 #4A2165 #6B3093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.05

#281237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.23

#281237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281237

17.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281237	1.00	17.05	1.23	17.05
#FFFFFF	17.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#061B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E1C36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.5% 0.072 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63516e',
    500: '#281237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281237;
$custom-light: #63516e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.676,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23468,
    "c": 0.07189,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281237

secondary

#4D7035

accent

#DA4E87

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050207

muted

#7A787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281237

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

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