#281D2F#281D2F

#281D2F is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.037 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281D2F
RGB	rgb(40, 29, 47)
HSL	hsl(277, 24%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(277, 38%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 38.3%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.83, 9.68, -9.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.83, 13.88, 314.23°)
OKLab	oklab(25.24% 0.0243 -0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(25.24% 0.037 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.8274, 1.5351, 2.8888)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281D2F #242F1D

analogous

#1F1D2F #281D2F #2F1D2D

triadic

#281D2F #2F281D #1D2F28

tetradic

#281D2F #2F1F1D #242F1D #1D2D2F

square

#281D2F #2F1F1D #242F1D #1D2D2F

split-complementary

#281D2F #2D2F1D #1D2F1F

monochromatic

#100C13 #100C13 #281D2F #483455 #684C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.07

#281D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#281D2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281D2F

16.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281D2F	1.00	16.07	1.31	16.07
#FFFFFF	16.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C212E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#271F24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 29, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.037 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625967',
    500: '#281d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281d2f;
$custom-light: #625967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 23.684,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25235,
    "c": 0.03654,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281D2F

secondary

#516246

accent

#C0688A

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281D2F

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

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