#281255#281255

#281255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.113 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281255
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 85)
HSL	hsl(260, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(260, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.86, 28.75, -36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.86, 46.50, 308.20°)
OKLab	oklab(26.16% 0.0416 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(26.16% 0.113 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.7306, 1.5395, 8.7458)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281255 #3F5512

analogous

#121E55 #281255 #491255

triadic

#281255 #552812 #125528

tetradic

#281255 #55121E #3F5512 #125549

square

#281255 #55121E #3F5512 #125549

split-complementary

#281255 #554912 #1E5512

monochromatic

#0C0519 #100722 #281255 #401D88 #5827BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.06

#281255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281255

16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281255	1.00	16.06	1.31	16.06
#FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#192432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.113 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675286',
    500: '#281255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281255;
$custom-light: #675286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.701,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26156,
    "c": 0.1128,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281255

secondary

#718E35

accent

#E840B1

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281255

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

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