#281241#281241

#281241 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.086 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281241
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 65)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(268, 72%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 72.3%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.03, 22.56, -25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.03, 34.17, 311.32°)
OKLab	oklab(24.28% 0.0453 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(24.28% 0.086 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.0453, 1.2654, 5.1365)
Luminance	0.0126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281241 #2B4112

analogous

#121441 #281241 #401241

triadic

#281241 #412812 #124128

tetradic

#281241 #411214 #2B4112 #124140

square

#281241 #411214 #2B4112 #124140

split-complementary

#281241 #414012 #144112

monochromatic

#0F0718 #0F0718 #281241 #451F71 #632DA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.76

#281241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#281241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281241

16.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281241	1.00	16.76	1.25	16.76
#FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231C27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.086 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645176',
    500: '#281241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281241;
$custom-light: #645176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.085,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2428,
    "c": 0.0858,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281241

secondary

#5A7A35

accent

#E04899

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060208

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281241

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

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