#282236#282236

#282236 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.037 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282236
RGB	rgb(40, 34, 54)
HSL	hsl(258, 23%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(258, 37%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 37%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.74, 8.07, -11.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.74, 14.46, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(26.82% 0.0173 -0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(26.82% 0.037 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.1128, 1.8615, 3.7373)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282236 #303622

analogous

#222636 #282236 #322236

triadic

#282236 #362822 #223628

tetradic

#282236 #362226 #303622 #223632

square

#282236 #362226 #303622 #223632

split-complementary

#282236 #363222 #263622

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #282236 #443A5C #605181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.30

#282236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#282236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282236

15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282236	1.00	15.30	1.37	15.30
#FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E2535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#252529

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 34, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.037 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625d6d',
    500: '#282236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282236;
$custom-light: #625d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 22.727,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26817,
    "c": 0.03739,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282236

secondary

#60684C

accent

#BF69A5

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282236

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →