#281472#281472

#281472 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.148 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281472
RGB	rgb(40, 20, 114)
HSL	hsl(253, 70%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(253, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 82.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.34, 36.85, -50.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.34, 62.15, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(29.53% 0.0313 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(29.53% 0.148 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1615, 2.1660, 16.1151)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281472 #5E7214

analogous

#142F72 #281472 #571472

triadic

#281472 #722814 #147228

tetradic

#281472 #72142F #5E7214 #147257

square

#281472 #72142F #5E7214 #147257

split-complementary

#281472 #725714 #2F7214

monochromatic

#09051A #160B3E #281472 #3A1DA6 #4D27D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.65

#281472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#281472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281472

14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281472	1.00	14.65	1.43	14.65
#FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 20, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.148 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d559c',
    500: '#281472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281472;
$custom-light: #6d559c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.766,
    "s": 70.149,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29531,
    "c": 0.14771,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281472

secondary

#91A839

accent

#ED3BC7

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08030E

muted

#7B787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #281472

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

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