#281749#281749

#281749 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.089 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281749
RGB	rgb(40, 23, 73)
HSL	hsl(260, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(260, 68%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.89, 21.83, -28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.89, 35.70, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(25.84% 0.0377 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(25.84% 0.089 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3837, 1.5449, 6.4746)
Luminance	0.0155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281749 #384917

analogous

#171F49 #281749 #411749

triadic

#281749 #492817 #174928

tetradic

#281749 #49171F #384917 #174941

square

#281749 #49171F #384917 #174941

split-complementary

#281749 #494117 #1F4917

monochromatic

#0D0717 #0F081A #281749 #422678 #5B34A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.04

#281749 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281749 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281749

16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281749	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281749	1.00	16.04	1.31	16.04
#FFFFFF	16.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00224B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002148

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20222D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281749;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 23, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.089 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65557c',
    500: '#281749',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281749;
$custom-light: #65557c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281749",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.4,
    "s": 52.083,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25839,
    "c": 0.0889,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281749

secondary

#69803C

accent

#DC4CAB

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE8EE

border

#C6C4C9

text

#060309

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #281749

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

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