#281838#281838

#281838 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.062 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281838
RGB	rgb(40, 24, 56)
HSL	hsl(270, 40%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(270, 57%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 57.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.89, 15.85, -17.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.89, 23.90, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(24.7% 0.0357 -0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(24.7% 0.062 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.9154, 1.3899, 3.9080)
Luminance	0.0139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281838 #283818

analogous

#181838 #281838 #381838

triadic

#281838 #382818 #183828

tetradic

#281838 #381818 #283818 #183838

square

#281838 #381818 #283818 #183838

split-complementary

#281838 #383818 #183818

monochromatic

#0F0915 #0F0915 #281838 #472A63 #653D8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.43

#281838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#281838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281838

16.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281838	1.00	16.43	1.28	16.43
#FFFFFF	16.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F1F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#131F37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#251E25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 24, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.062 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63556f',
    500: '#281838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281838;
$custom-light: #63556f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24697,
    "c": 0.06151,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281838

secondary

#566E3E

accent

#D05894

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE8EC

border

#C6C4C7

text

#050307

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281838

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

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