#281E62#281E62

#281E62 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.115 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281E62
RGB	rgb(40, 30, 98)
HSL	hsl(249, 53%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 69.4%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.80, 25.64, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.80, 46.51, 303.45°)
OKLab	oklab(29.37% 0.0267 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(29.37% 0.115 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5433, 2.2613, 11.8027)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281E62 #58621E

analogous

#1E3662 #281E62 #4A1E62

triadic

#281E62 #62281E #1E6228

tetradic

#281E62 #621E36 #58621E #1E624A

square

#281E62 #621E36 #58621E #1E624A

split-complementary

#281E62 #624A1E #36621E

monochromatic

#0A0717 #151033 #281E62 #3B2C91 #4E3BC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.46

#281E62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#281E62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281E62

14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281E62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281E62	1.00	14.46	1.45	14.46
#FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002761

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C2F3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281e62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 30, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.115 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695a8f',
    500: '#281e62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281e62;
$custom-light: #695a8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281e62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.824,
    "s": 53.125,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29365,
    "c": 0.11468,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281E62

secondary

#8B9745

accent

#DD4BC7

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #281E62

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

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