#282137#282137

#282137 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.041 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282137
RGB	rgb(40, 33, 55)
HSL	hsl(259, 25%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(259, 40%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 40%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.48, 9.10, -13.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.48, 15.95, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(26.64% 0.0195 -0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(26.64% 0.041 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.1084, 1.8147, 3.8529)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282137 #303721

analogous

#212537 #282137 #332137

triadic

#282137 #372821 #213728

tetradic

#282137 #372125 #303721 #213733

square

#282137 #372125 #303721 #213733

split-complementary

#282137 #373321 #253721

monochromatic

#0E0B13 #0E0B13 #282137 #44385D #604F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.41

#282137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#282137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282137

15.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282137	1.00	15.41	1.36	15.41
#FFFFFF	15.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252529

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 33, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.041 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625c6e',
    500: '#282137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282137;
$custom-light: #625c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26635,
    "c": 0.0412,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282137

secondary

#606A4A

accent

#C166A4

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282137

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

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