#281357#281357

#281357 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.114 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281357
RGB	rgb(40, 19, 87)
HSL	hsl(259, 64%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 78.2%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.26, 28.81, -37.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.26, 47.08, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(26.5% 0.0401 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(26.5% 0.114 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.8278, 1.6049, 9.1758)
Luminance	0.0160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281357 #425713

analogous

#132057 #281357 #4A1357

triadic

#281357 #572813 #135728

tetradic

#281357 #571320 #425713 #13574A

square

#281357 #571320 #425713 #13574A

split-complementary

#281357 #574A13 #205713

monochromatic

#0C0519 #110825 #281357 #3F1E89 #5629BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.90

#281357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281357

15.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281357	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)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#182533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 19, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.114 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685387',
    500: '#281357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281357;
$custom-light: #685387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.529,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26502,
    "c": 0.11417,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281357

secondary

#748F36

accent

#E741B4

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281357

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

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