#281659#281659

#281659 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.113 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281659
RGB	rgb(40, 22, 89)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.09, 27.67, -37.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.09, 46.38, 306.63°)
OKLab	oklab(27.16% 0.0366 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(27.16% 0.113 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.9646, 1.7461, 9.6301)
Luminance	0.0175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281659 #475916

analogous

#162659 #281659 #4A1659

triadic

#281659 #592816 #165928

tetradic

#281659 #591626 #475916 #16594A

square

#281659 #591626 #475916 #16594A

split-complementary

#281659 #594A16 #265916

monochromatic

#0B0619 #120A28 #281659 #3E228A #542EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.56

#281659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#281659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281659

15.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281659	1.00	15.56	1.35	15.56
#FFFFFF	15.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00255B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 22, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.113 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685589',
    500: '#281659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281659;
$custom-light: #685589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.119,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27155,
    "c": 0.11296,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281659

secondary

#79903B

accent

#E444B9

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE8F0

border

#C6C4CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281659

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

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