#281544#281544

#281544 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.085 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281544
RGB	rgb(40, 21, 68)
HSL	hsl(264, 53%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.99, 21.56, -26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.99, 33.95, 309.42°)
OKLab	oklab(25.05% 0.0408 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(25.05% 0.085 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1864, 1.4048, 5.6237)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281544 #314415

analogous

#151A44 #281544 #3F1544

triadic

#281544 #442815 #154428

tetradic

#281544 #44151A #314415 #15443F

square

#281544 #44151A #314415 #15443F

split-complementary

#281544 #443F15 #1A4415

monochromatic

#0E0717 #0E0717 #281544 #442373 #5F32A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.39

#281544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#281544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281544

16.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281544	1.00	16.39	1.28	16.39
#FFFFFF	16.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#221F2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 21, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.085 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645378',
    500: '#281544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281544;
$custom-light: #645378;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.255,
    "s": 52.809,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25053,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281544

secondary

#617C39

accent

#DC4CA2

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281544

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

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