#281836#281836

#281836 is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.058 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281836
RGB	rgb(40, 24, 54)
HSL	hsl(272, 38%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(272, 56%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 55.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.76, 15.26, -16.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.76, 22.59, 312.49°)
OKLab	oklab(24.56% 0.0354 -0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(24.56% 0.058 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.8674, 1.3707, 3.6555)
Luminance	0.0137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281836 #263618

analogous

#191836 #281836 #361835

triadic

#281836 #362818 #183628

tetradic

#281836 #361918 #263618 #183536

square

#281836 #361918 #263618 #183536

split-complementary

#281836 #353618 #183619

monochromatic

#100915 #100915 #281836 #472B60 #673E8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.48

#281836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#281836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281836

16.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281836	1.00	16.48	1.27	16.48
#FFFFFF	16.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#101E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#151F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261D24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 24, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.058 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63556d',
    500: '#281836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281836;
$custom-light: #63556d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24559,
    "c": 0.05844,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281836

secondary

#536C3E

accent

#CE5990

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE8EB

border

#C6C4C6

text

#050307

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281836

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

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