#281D62#281D62

#281D62 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.116 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281D62
RGB	rgb(40, 29, 98)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.56, 26.29, -39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.56, 47.20, 303.85°)
OKLab	oklab(29.19% 0.0278 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(29.19% 0.116 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.5184, 2.2115, 11.7944)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281D62 #57621D

analogous

#1D3562 #281D62 #4A1D62

triadic

#281D62 #62281D #1D6228

tetradic

#281D62 #621D35 #57621D #1D624A

square

#281D62 #621D35 #57621D #1D624A

split-complementary

#281D62 #624A1D #35621D

monochromatic

#0A0718 #150F33 #281D62 #3B2B91 #4F39C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#281D62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#281D62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281D62

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281D62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281D62	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002761

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281d62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 29, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.116 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695a8f',
    500: '#281d62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281d62;
$custom-light: #695a8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281d62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.565,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2919,
    "c": 0.11605,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281D62

secondary

#8A9744

accent

#DE4AC6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #281D62

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

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