#281F2B#281F2B

#281F2B is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.026 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F2B
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 43)
HSL	hsl(285, 16%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(285, 28%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 27.9%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.26, 7.16, -6.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.26, 9.60, 318.26°)
OKLab	oklab(25.51% 0.0189 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(25.51% 0.026 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8010, 1.6055, 2.5001)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F2B #222B1F

analogous

#221F2B #281F2B #2B1F28

triadic

#281F2B #2B281F #1F2B28

tetradic

#281F2B #2B221F #222B1F #1F282B

square

#281F2B #2B221F #222B1F #1F282B

split-complementary

#281F2B #282B1F #1F2B22

monochromatic

#110D12 #110D12 #281F2B #49394F #6A5272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.89

#281F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F2B

15.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F2B	1.00	15.89	1.32	15.89
#FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E222C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20222B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.026 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a64',
    500: '#281f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f2b;
$custom-light: #625a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 16.216,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25505,
    "c": 0.02564,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F2B

secondary

#4E5C49

accent

#B96F81

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#EAE9EA

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F2B

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

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