#281950#281950

#281950 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.096 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281950
RGB	rgb(40, 25, 80)
HSL	hsl(256, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 68.8%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.98, 22.80, -31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.98, 38.73, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(26.81% 0.0345 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(26.81% 0.096 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.6703, 1.7255, 7.7802)
Luminance	0.0173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281950 #415019

analogous

#192550 #281950 #431950

triadic

#281950 #502819 #195028

tetradic

#281950 #501925 #415019 #195043

square

#281950 #501925 #415019 #195043

split-complementary

#281950 #504319 #255019

monochromatic

#0C0717 #110A21 #281950 #3F287F #5736AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.61

#281950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#281950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281950

15.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281950	1.00	15.61	1.35	15.61
#FFFFFF	15.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00224F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2631

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 25, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.096 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665682',
    500: '#281950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281950;
$custom-light: #665682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26814,
    "c": 0.09592,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281950

secondary

#73863E

accent

#DC4CB5

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#06030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281950

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

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