#281777#281777

#281777 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.151 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281777
RGB	rgb(40, 23, 119)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(251, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 80.7%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.44, 36.88, -51.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.44, 63.30, 305.64°)
OKLab	oklab(30.47% 0.0279 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(30.47% 0.151 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5102, 2.3955, 17.6739)
Luminance	0.0240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281777 #667717

analogous

#173677 #281777 #581777

triadic

#281777 #772817 #177728

tetradic

#281777 #771736 #667717 #177758

square

#281777 #771736 #667717 #177758

split-complementary

#281777 #775817 #367717

monochromatic

#09051A #170D44 #281777 #3921AA #4F31D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.20

#281777 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#281777 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281777

14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281777	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281777	1.00	14.20	1.48	14.20
#FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002775

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281777;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 23, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.151 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e579f',
    500: '#281777',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281777;
$custom-light: #6e579f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281777",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.625,
    "s": 67.606,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30467,
    "c": 0.15108,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281777

secondary

#99AC3E

accent

#EA3DCC

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08030F

muted

#7B787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #281777

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

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