#281F32#281F32

#281F32 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.037 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F32
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 50)
HSL	hsl(268, 23%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(268, 38%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 38%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.60, 9.08, -10.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.60, 14.19, 309.75°)
OKLab	oklab(25.87% 0.0215 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(25.87% 0.037 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.9407, 1.6614, 3.2354)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F32 #29321F

analogous

#1F1F32 #281F32 #311F32

triadic

#281F32 #32281F #1F3228

tetradic

#281F32 #321F1F #29321F #1F3231

square

#281F32 #321F1F #29321F #1F3231

split-complementary

#281F32 #32311F #1F321F

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #281F32 #463658 #644E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.76

#281F32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#281F32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F32

15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F32	1.00	15.76	1.33	15.76
#FFFFFF	15.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272226

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.037 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a6a',
    500: '#281f32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f32;
$custom-light: #625a6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 23.457,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25873,
    "c": 0.03696,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F32

secondary

#576548

accent

#C06896

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F32

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

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