#281969#281969

#281969 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.131 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281969
RGB	rgb(40, 25, 105)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 76.2%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.34, 31.17, -44.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.34, 54.06, 305.20°)
OKLab	oklab(29.24% 0.0302 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(29.24% 0.131 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.7717, 2.1661, 13.5812)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281969 #5A6919

analogous

#193269 #281969 #501969

triadic

#281969 #692819 #196928

tetradic

#281969 #691932 #5A6919 #196950

square

#281969 #691932 #5A6919 #196950

split-complementary

#281969 #695019 #326919

monochromatic

#090619 #150D38 #281969 #3B259A #4E31CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.65

#281969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#281969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281969

14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281969	1.00	14.65	1.43	14.65
#FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002668

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#022F3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 25, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.131 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b5795',
    500: '#281969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281969;
$custom-light: #6b5795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29239,
    "c": 0.13079,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281969

secondary

#8D9F3F

accent

#E543C6

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECE9F2

border

#C7C5CC

text

#07030D

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #281969

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

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