#281261#281261

#281261 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.128 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281261
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 97)
HSL	hsl(257, 69%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(257, 81%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 81.4%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.10, 32.53, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.10, 53.58, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(27.41% 0.0382 -0.1225)
OKLCH	oklch(27.41% 0.128 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.2484, 1.7466, 11.4729)
Luminance	0.0175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281261 #4B6112

analogous

#122361 #281261 #501261

triadic

#281261 #612812 #126128

tetradic

#281261 #611223 #4B6112 #126150

square

#281261 #611223 #4B6112 #126150

split-complementary

#281261 #615012 #236112

monochromatic

#0B051A #13082D #281261 #3D1C95 #5325C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.56

#281261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#281261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281261

15.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281261	1.00	15.56	1.35	15.56
#FFFFFF	15.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002663

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002260

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F2839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.128 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a538f',
    500: '#281261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281261;
$custom-light: #6a538f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.709,
    "s": 68.696,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27406,
    "c": 0.12833,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281261

secondary

#7D9936

accent

#EC3CBB

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#07020C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #281261

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

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