#281259#281259

#281259 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.118 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281259
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 89)
HSL	hsl(259, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(259, 80%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 79.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.26, 30.01, -38.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.26, 48.88, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(26.56% 0.0405 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(26.56% 0.118 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.8940, 1.6049, 9.6065)
Luminance	0.0160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281259 #435912

analogous

#121F59 #281259 #4B1259

triadic

#281259 #592812 #125928

tetradic

#281259 #59121F #435912 #12594B

square

#281259 #59121F #435912 #12594B

split-complementary

#281259 #594B12 #1F5912

monochromatic

#0B0519 #110826 #281259 #3F1C8C #5627BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.90

#281259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281259

15.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281259	1.00	15.90	1.32	15.90
#FFFFFF	15.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#172534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.118 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685289',
    500: '#281259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281259;
$custom-light: #685289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.592,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26564,
    "c": 0.11803,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281259

secondary

#759235

accent

#E93FB4

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281259

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

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