#281256#281256

#281256 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.114 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281256
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(259, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(259, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.96, 29.07, -37.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.96, 47.10, 308.11°)
OKLab	oklab(26.26% 0.0414 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(26.26% 0.114 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.7706, 1.5555, 8.9566)
Luminance	0.0156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281256 #405612

analogous

#121E56 #281256 #4A1256

triadic

#281256 #562812 #125628

tetradic

#281256 #56121E #405612 #12564A

square

#281256 #56121E #405612 #12564A

split-complementary

#281256 #564A12 #1E5612

monochromatic

#0C0519 #100723 #281256 #401D89 #5727BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.02

#281256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281256

16.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281256	1.00	16.02	1.31	16.02
#FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#192433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.114 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685286',
    500: '#281256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281256;
$custom-light: #685286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.412,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26257,
    "c": 0.11411,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281256

secondary

#728F35

accent

#E83FB2

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281256

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

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