#281C2E#281C2E

#281C2E is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.037 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281C2E
RGB	rgb(40, 28, 46)
HSL	hsl(280, 24%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(280, 39%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 39.1%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.47, 10.13, -9.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.47, 14.08, 316.05°)
OKLab	oklab(24.95% 0.0259 -0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(24.95% 0.037 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7834, 1.4789, 2.7757)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281C2E #222E1C

analogous

#1F1C2E #281C2E #2E1C2B

triadic

#281C2E #2E281C #1C2E28

tetradic

#281C2E #2E1F1C #222E1C #1C2B2E

square

#281C2E #2E1F1C #222E1C #1C2B2E

split-complementary

#281C2E #2B2E1C #1C2E1F

monochromatic

#110C13 #110C13 #281C2E #493354 #6A4A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.21

#281C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#281C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281C2E

16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281C2E	1.00	16.21	1.30	16.21
#FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19202F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C212D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#281E23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 28, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.037 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625866',
    500: '#281c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281c2e;
$custom-light: #625866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 24.324,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24947,
    "c": 0.03725,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281C2E

secondary

#4E6145

accent

#C16785

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281C2E

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