#281257#281257

#281257 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.115 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281257
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 87)
HSL	hsl(259, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(259, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 79.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.06, 29.38, -37.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.06, 47.69, 308.03°)
OKLab	oklab(26.36% 0.0411 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(26.36% 0.115 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.8112, 1.5717, 9.1702)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281257 #415712

analogous

#121F57 #281257 #4A1257

triadic

#281257 #572812 #125728

tetradic

#281257 #57121F #415712 #12574A

square

#281257 #57121F #415712 #12574A

split-complementary

#281257 #574A12 #1F5712

monochromatic

#0C0519 #110824 #281257 #3F1C8A #5727BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.98

#281257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281257

15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281257	1.00	15.98	1.31	15.98
#FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#182433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.115 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685287',
    500: '#281257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281257;
$custom-light: #685287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.13,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26358,
    "c": 0.11542,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281257

secondary

#739035

accent

#E93FB3

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281257

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

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