#281F2F#281F2F

#281F2F is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.032 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F2F
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 47)
HSL	hsl(274, 21%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(274, 34%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 34%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.45, 8.24, -8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.45, 12.19, 312.49°)
OKLab	oklab(25.71% 0.0205 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(25.71% 0.032 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.8781, 1.6363, 2.9057)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F2F #262F1F

analogous

#201F2F #281F2F #2F1F2E

triadic

#281F2F #2F281F #1F2F28

tetradic

#281F2F #2F201F #262F1F #1F2E2F

square

#281F2F #2F201F #262F1F #1F2E2F

split-complementary

#281F2F #2E2F1F #1F2F20

monochromatic

#100C12 #100C12 #281F2F #473754 #675079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.82

#281F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#281F2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F2F

15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F2F	1.00	15.82	1.33	15.82
#FFFFFF	15.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E232F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.032 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a67',
    500: '#281f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f2f;
$custom-light: #625a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 20.513,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2571,
    "c": 0.032,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F2F

secondary

#536149

accent

#BD6B8F

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F2F

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

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