#281E2E#281E2E

#281E2E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.033 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281E2E
RGB	rgb(40, 30, 46)
HSL	hsl(278, 21%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(278, 35%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 34.8%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.09, 8.69, -8.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.09, 12.38, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(25.42% 0.0221 -0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(25.42% 0.033 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.8324, 1.5769, 2.7921)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281E2E #242E1E

analogous

#201E2E #281E2E #2E1E2C

triadic

#281E2E #2E281E #1E2E28

tetradic

#281E2E #2E201E #242E1E #1E2C2E

square

#281E2E #2E201E #242E1E #1E2C2E

split-complementary

#281E2E #2C2E1E #1E2E20

monochromatic

#100C13 #100C13 #281E2E #483653 #684E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#281E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281E2E

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281E2E	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C212F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E222D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 30, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.033 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625966',
    500: '#281e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281e2e;
$custom-light: #625966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 21.053,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25417,
    "c": 0.03267,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281E2E

secondary

#516048

accent

#BE6A89

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281E2E

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

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