#281F2D#281F2D

#281F2D is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.029 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F2D
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 45)
HSL	hsl(279, 18%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(279, 31%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.36, 7.69, -7.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.36, 10.88, 314.98°)
OKLab	oklab(25.61% 0.0197 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(25.61% 0.029 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.8386, 1.6206, 2.6981)
Luminance	0.0162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F2D #242D1F

analogous

#211F2D #281F2D #2D1F2B

triadic

#281F2D #2D281F #1F2D28

tetradic

#281F2D #2D211F #242D1F #1F2B2D

square

#281F2D #2D211F #242D1F #1F2B2D

split-complementary

#281F2D #2B2D1F #1F2D21

monochromatic

#100C12 #100C12 #281F2D #483851 #685175

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.86

#281F2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281F2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F2D

15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F2D	1.00	15.86	1.32	15.86
#FFFFFF	15.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D222E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F232D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282124

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.029 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a65',
    500: '#281f2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f2d;
$custom-light: #625a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 18.421,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25605,
    "c": 0.02876,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F2D

secondary

#515F49

accent

#BB6D89

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F2D

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

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