#282238#282238

#282238 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.041 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282238
RGB	rgb(40, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(256, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(256, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.85, 8.67, -13.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.85, 15.83, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(26.93% 0.018 -0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(26.93% 0.041 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.1607, 1.8807, 3.9898)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282238 #323822

analogous

#222738 #282238 #332238

triadic

#282238 #382822 #223828

tetradic

#282238 #382227 #323822 #223833

square

#282238 #382227 #323822 #223833

split-complementary

#282238 #383322 #273822

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #282238 #43395E #5E5084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.26

#282238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#282238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282238

15.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282238	1.00	15.26	1.38	15.26
#FFFFFF	15.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25262A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.041 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625d6e',
    500: '#282238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282238;
$custom-light: #625d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26932,
    "c": 0.04087,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282238

secondary

#626A4B

accent

#C167A8

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EC

border

#C6C5C7

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282238

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

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