#281249#281249

#281249 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.097 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281249
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 73)
HSL	hsl(264, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(264, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.72, 25.00, -30.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.72, 39.17, 309.67°)
OKLab	oklab(24.99% 0.0442 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(24.99% 0.097 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.2937, 1.3647, 6.4446)
Luminance	0.0137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281249 #334912

analogous

#121749 #281249 #431249

triadic

#281249 #492812 #124928

tetradic

#281249 #491217 #334912 #124943

square

#281249 #491217 #334912 #124943

split-complementary

#281249 #494312 #174912

monochromatic

#0D0619 #0D0619 #281249 #431E7A #5E2AAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.50

#281249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#281249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281249

16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281249	1.00	16.50	1.27	16.50
#FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#201F2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.097 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65517c',
    500: '#281249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281249;
$custom-light: #65517c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24994,
    "c": 0.09677,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281249

secondary

#638235

accent

#E444A4

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#060209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281249

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

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