#282434#282434

#282434 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.030 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282434
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 52)
HSL	hsl(255, 18%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(255, 31%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 30.8%, 0%, 79.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.28, 6.04, -9.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.28, 11.47, 301.79°)
OKLab	oklab(27.2% 0.013 -0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(27.2% 0.03 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1256, 1.9608, 3.5146)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282434 #303424

analogous

#242834 #282434 #302434

triadic

#282434 #342824 #243428

tetradic

#282434 #342428 #303424 #243430

square

#282434 #342428 #303424 #243430

split-complementary

#282434 #343024 #283424

monochromatic

#0E0D12 #0E0D12 #282434 #443D58 #60567C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.08

#282434 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#282434 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282434

15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282434	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282434	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)

#202635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26262A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282434;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.030 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625e6b',
    500: '#282434',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282434;
$custom-light: #625e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282434",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 18.182,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27197,
    "c": 0.02973,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282434

secondary

#60654E

accent

#BB6DA7

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050406

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282434

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

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