#281F33#281F33

#281F33 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.039 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F33
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 51)
HSL	hsl(267, 24%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(267, 39%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.65, 9.36, -11.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.65, 14.87, 309.04°)
OKLab	oklab(25.93% 0.0219 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(25.93% 0.039 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.9625, 1.6701, 3.3503)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F33 #2A331F

analogous

#1F2033 #281F33 #321F33

triadic

#281F33 #33281F #1F3328

tetradic

#281F33 #331F20 #2A331F #1F3332

square

#281F33 #331F20 #2A331F #1F3332

split-complementary

#281F33 #33321F #20331F

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #281F33 #463659 #644D7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#281F33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#281F33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F33

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F33	1.00	15.74	1.33	15.74
#FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262226

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.039 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a6a',
    500: '#281f33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f33;
$custom-light: #625a6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267,
    "s": 24.39,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2593,
    "c": 0.03864,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F33

secondary

#586648

accent

#C16798

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F33

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

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