#281C58#281C58

#281C58 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.103 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281C58
RGB	rgb(40, 28, 88)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 68.2%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.41, 23.50, -34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.41, 41.66, 304.35°)
OKLab	oklab(28.08% 0.0301 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(28.08% 0.103 287)
XYZ	xyz(3.0513, 1.9861, 9.4532)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281C58 #4C581C

analogous

#1C2E58 #281C58 #461C58

triadic

#281C58 #58281C #1C5828

tetradic

#281C58 #581C2E #4C581C #1C5846

square

#281C58 #581C2E #4C581C #1C5846

split-complementary

#281C58 #58461C #2E581C

monochromatic

#0B0717 #130D2A #281C58 #3D2B86 #523AB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#281C58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#281C58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281C58

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281C58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281C58	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#172A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281c58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 28, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.103 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675988',
    500: '#281c58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281c58;
$custom-light: #675988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281c58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28078,
    "c": 0.10305,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.01986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281C58

secondary

#7E8E42

accent

#DB4DBF

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281C58

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

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