#281553#281553

#281553 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.106 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281553
RGB	rgb(40, 21, 83)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 74.7%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.30, 26.34, -34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.30, 43.36, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(26.41% 0.0389 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(26.41% 0.106 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.7041, 1.6119, 8.3506)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281553 #405315

analogous

#152153 #281553 #471553

triadic

#281553 #532815 #155328

tetradic

#281553 #531521 #405315 #155347

square

#281553 #531521 #405315 #155347

split-complementary

#281553 #534715 #215315

monochromatic

#0C0618 #100922 #281553 #402184 #572EB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.88

#281553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281553

15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281553	1.00	15.88	1.32	15.88
#FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A2532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 21, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.106 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675484',
    500: '#281553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281553;
$custom-light: #675484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.387,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26413,
    "c": 0.10611,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281553

secondary

#728B39

accent

#E345B2

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281553

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

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