#281D2D#281D2D

#281D2D is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.033 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281D2D
RGB	rgb(40, 29, 45)
HSL	hsl(281, 22%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(281, 36%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.73, 9.14, -8.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.73, 12.59, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(25.13% 0.0236 -0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(25.13% 0.033 315)
XYZ	xyz(1.7880, 1.5193, 2.6812)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281D2D #222D1D

analogous

#201D2D #281D2D #2D1D2A

triadic

#281D2D #2D281D #1D2D28

tetradic

#281D2D #2D201D #222D1D #1D2A2D

square

#281D2D #2D201D #222D1D #1D2A2D

split-complementary

#281D2D #2A2D1D #1D2D20

monochromatic

#110C13 #110C13 #281D2D #493552 #6A4D77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.11

#281D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#281D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281D2D

16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281D2D	1.00	16.11	1.30	16.11
#FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B202E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D212C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#281F23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 29, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.033 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625966',
    500: '#281d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281d2d;
$custom-light: #625966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 21.622,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25127,
    "c": 0.03339,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.01519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281D2D

secondary

#4E5F46

accent

#BE6A84

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281D2D

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

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