#281541#281541

#281541 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.081 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281541
RGB	rgb(40, 21, 65)
HSL	hsl(266, 51%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.75, 20.62, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.75, 32.03, 310.09°)
OKLab	oklab(24.8% 0.041 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(24.8% 0.081 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.0971, 1.3691, 5.1538)
Luminance	0.0137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281541 #2E4115

analogous

#151841 #281541 #3E1541

triadic

#281541 #412815 #154128

tetradic

#281541 #411518 #2E4115 #15413E

square

#281541 #411518 #2E4115 #15413E

split-complementary

#281541 #413E15 #184115

monochromatic

#0E0717 #0E0717 #281541 #44246F #61339E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.49

#281541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#281541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281541

16.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281541	1.00	16.49	1.27	16.49
#FFFFFF	16.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#011F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#071F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231E28

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 21, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.081 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645376',
    500: '#281541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281541;
$custom-light: #645376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.909,
    "s": 51.163,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24802,
    "c": 0.08065,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281541

secondary

#5D7939

accent

#DB4D9E

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050208

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281541

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

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