#281C32#281C32

#281C32 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.044 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281C32
RGB	rgb(40, 28, 50)
HSL	hsl(273, 28%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(273, 44%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.68, 11.25, -12.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.68, 16.69, 312.36°)
OKLab	oklab(25.18% 0.0272 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(25.18% 0.044 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8659, 1.5119, 3.2105)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281C32 #26321C

analogous

#1D1C32 #281C32 #321C31

triadic

#281C32 #32281C #1C3228

tetradic

#281C32 #321D1C #26321C #1C3132

square

#281C32 #321D1C #26321C #1C3132

split-complementary

#281C32 #31321C #1C321D

monochromatic

#100B14 #100B14 #281C32 #473259 #674880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.12

#281C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#281C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281C32

16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281C32	1.00	16.12	1.30	16.12
#FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#271F24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 28, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.044 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62586a',
    500: '#281c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281c32;
$custom-light: #62586a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 28.205,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25176,
    "c": 0.04358,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281C32

secondary

#536644

accent

#C5638F

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281C32

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

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