#281F2A#281F2A

#281F2A is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.024 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F2A
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 42)
HSL	hsl(289, 15%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(289, 26%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.22, 6.90, -5.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.22, 8.97, 320.29°)
OKLab	oklab(25.46% 0.0185 -0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(25.46% 0.024 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7829, 1.5983, 2.4046)
Luminance	0.0160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F2A #212A1F

analogous

#231F2A #281F2A #2A1F27

triadic

#281F2A #2A281F #1F2A28

tetradic

#281F2A #2A231F #212A1F #1F272A

square

#281F2A #2A231F #212A1F #1F272A

split-complementary

#281F2A #272A1F #1F2A23

monochromatic

#110D12 #110D12 #281F2A #4A394D #6B5370

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.91

#281F2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281F2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F2A

15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F2A	1.00	15.91	1.32	15.91
#FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E212A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20222A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.024 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a63',
    500: '#281f2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f2a;
$custom-light: #625a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.091,
    "s": 15.068,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25457,
    "c": 0.02412,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F2A

secondary

#4D5B4A

accent

#B8707D

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAE9EA

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F2A

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

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