#282232#282232

#282232 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.030 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282232
RGB	rgb(40, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(263, 19%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(263, 32%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.54, 6.91, -9.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.54, 11.71, 306.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.6% 0.0159 -0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(26.6% 0.03 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.0227, 1.8255, 3.2628)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282232 #2C3222

analogous

#222432 #282232 #302232

triadic

#282232 #322822 #223228

tetradic

#282232 #322224 #2C3222 #223230

square

#282232 #322224 #2C3222 #223230

split-complementary

#282232 #323022 #243222

monochromatic

#0F0C12 #0F0C12 #282232 #453B56 #62547B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.38

#282232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#282232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282232

15.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282232	1.00	15.38	1.37	15.38
#FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F2533

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#202532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262428

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.030 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625d69',
    500: '#282232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282232;
$custom-light: #625d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 19.048,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26597,
    "c": 0.03042,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282232

secondary

#5B644C

accent

#BC6C9E

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282232

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

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