#281E4E#281E4E

#281E4E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.085 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281E4E
RGB	rgb(40, 30, 78)
HSL	hsl(253, 44%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(253, 62%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.11, 18.72, -28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.11, 33.77, 303.66°)
OKLab	oklab(27.6% 0.0279 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(27.6% 0.085 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.7141, 1.9296, 7.4357)
Luminance	0.0193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281E4E #444E1E

analogous

#1E2C4E #281E4E #401E4E

triadic

#281E4E #4E281E #1E4E28

tetradic

#281E4E #4E1E2C #444E1E #1E4E40

square

#281E4E #4E1E2C #444E1E #1E4E40

split-complementary

#281E4E #4E401E #2C4E1E

monochromatic

#0B0916 #110D22 #281E4E #3F2F7A #5540A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.15

#281E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#281E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281E4E

15.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281E4E	1.00	15.15	1.39	15.15
#FFFFFF	15.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#05254D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D2832

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 30, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.085 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655a80',
    500: '#281e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281e4e;
$custom-light: #655a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.5,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27597,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281E4E

secondary

#768345

accent

#D454B9

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#06030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #281E4E

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

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