#281E61#281E61

#281E61 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.113 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281E61
RGB	rgb(40, 30, 97)
HSL	hsl(249, 53%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.71, 25.29, -38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.71, 45.89, 303.44°)
OKLab	oklab(29.27% 0.0268 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(29.27% 0.113 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.4964, 2.2425, 11.5556)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281E61 #57611E

analogous

#1E3661 #281E61 #491E61

triadic

#281E61 #61281E #1E6128

tetradic

#281E61 #611E36 #57611E #1E6149

square

#281E61 #611E36 #57611E #1E6149

split-complementary

#281E61 #61491E #36611E

monochromatic

#0A0717 #151032 #281E61 #3B2C90 #4F3BBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#281E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#281E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281E61

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281E61	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002760

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 30, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.113 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695a8f',
    500: '#281e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281e61;
$custom-light: #695a8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.955,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29271,
    "c": 0.11324,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281E61

secondary

#8A9645

accent

#DC4CC7

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #281E61

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

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