#281333#281333

#281333 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.4% C 0.064 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281333
RGB	rgb(40, 19, 51)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 62.7%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.23, 17.85, -16.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.23, 24.59, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(23.36% 0.0437 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(23.36% 0.064 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.7054, 1.1559, 3.2646)
Luminance	0.0116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281333 #1E3313

analogous

#181333 #281333 #33132E

triadic

#281333 #332813 #133328

tetradic

#281333 #331813 #1E3313 #132E33

square

#281333 #331813 #1E3313 #132E33

split-complementary

#281333 #2E3313 #133318

monochromatic

#110816 #110816 #281333 #4B2460 #6E348C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.06

#281333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.23

#281333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281333

17.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281333	1.00	17.06	1.23	17.06
#FFFFFF	17.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B1B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#121C32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#271820

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 19, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.4% 0.064 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63516b',
    500: '#281333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281333;
$custom-light: #63516b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 45.714,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23358,
    "c": 0.06433,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281333

secondary

#496B37

accent

#D5527F

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050206

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281333

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

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