#281996#281996

#281996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.187 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281996
RGB	rgb(40, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(247, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(247, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.39, 45.67, -64.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.39, 78.97, 305.33°)
OKLab	oklab(34.27% 0.0178 -0.1862)
OKLCH	oklch(34.27% 0.187 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7259, 3.3477, 29.1400)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281996 #879619

analogous

#194996 #281996 #671996

triadic

#281996 #962819 #199628

tetradic

#281996 #961949 #879619 #199667

square

#281996 #961949 #879619 #199667

split-complementary

#281996 #966719 #499619

monochromatic

#0C082D #1A1062 #281996 #3622CA #5B49E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#281996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#281996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281996

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281996	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004159

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.187 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#755ab6',
    500: '#281996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281996;
$custom-light: #755ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.2,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34267,
    "c": 0.1871,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281996

secondary

#B4C249

accent

#EE3AD9

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0411

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #281996

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

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