#281C59#281C59

#281C59 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.105 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281C59
RGB	rgb(40, 28, 89)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.50, 23.85, -34.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.50, 42.29, 304.33°)
OKLab	oklab(28.17% 0.03 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(28.17% 0.105 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0930, 2.0027, 9.6729)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281C59 #4D591C

analogous

#1C2E59 #281C59 #461C59

triadic

#281C59 #59281C #1C5928

tetradic

#281C59 #591C2E #4D591C #1C5946

square

#281C59 #591C2E #4D591C #1C5946

split-complementary

#281C59 #59461C #2E591C

monochromatic

#0A0717 #130D2A #281C59 #3D2B88 #5239B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#281C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#281C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281C59

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281C59	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 28, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.105 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675988',
    500: '#281c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281c59;
$custom-light: #675988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.803,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28169,
    "c": 0.10452,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281C59

secondary

#808F42

accent

#DC4CBF

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281C59

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

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