#281A2E#281A2E

#281A2E is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.5% C 0.042 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281A2E
RGB	rgb(40, 26, 46)
HSL	hsl(282, 28%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(282, 43%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 43.5%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.87, 11.58, -10.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.87, 15.76, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(24.49% 0.0298 -0.0294)
OKLCH	oklch(24.49% 0.042 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.7375, 1.3872, 2.7605)
Luminance	0.0139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281A2E #202E1A

analogous

#1E1A2E #281A2E #2E1A2A

triadic

#281A2E #2E281A #1A2E28

tetradic

#281A2E #2E1E1A #202E1A #1A2A2E

square

#281A2E #2E1E1A #202E1A #1A2A2E

split-complementary

#281A2E #2A2E1A #1A2E1E

monochromatic

#110B14 #110B14 #281A2E #4A3055 #6C467C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.44

#281A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#281A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281A2E

16.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281A2E	1.00	16.44	1.28	16.44
#FFFFFF	16.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#171E2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A202D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#281D21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 26, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.5% 0.042 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625666',
    500: '#281a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281a2e;
$custom-light: #625666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2449,
    "c": 0.04183,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281A2E

secondary

#4C6242

accent

#C46481

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281A2E

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