#282240#282240

#282240 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.055 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282240
RGB	rgb(40, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(252, 31%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(252, 47%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 46.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.30, 11.19, -18.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.30, 21.31, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(27.43% 0.0201 -0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(27.43% 0.055 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3723, 1.9653, 5.1038)
Luminance	0.0197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282240 #3A4022

analogous

#222B40 #282240 #372240

triadic

#282240 #402822 #224028

tetradic

#282240 #40222B #3A4022 #224037

square

#282240 #40222B #3A4022 #224037

split-complementary

#282240 #403722 #2B4022

monochromatic

#0C0B14 #0F0D18 #282240 #413768 #5A4C90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.08

#282240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#282240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282240

15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282240	1.00	15.08	1.39	15.08
#FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19263F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22282D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.055 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635d75',
    500: '#282240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282240;
$custom-light: #635d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27429,
    "c": 0.0547,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282240

secondary

#6B734B

accent

#C761B2

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #282240

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

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