#282436#282436

#282436 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.033 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282436
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 54)
HSL	hsl(253, 20%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(253, 33%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.38, 6.63, -11.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.38, 12.85, 301.05°)
OKLab	oklab(27.31% 0.0137 -0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(27.31% 0.033 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1716, 1.9792, 3.7569)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282436 #323624

analogous

#242936 #282436 #312436

triadic

#282436 #362824 #243628

tetradic

#282436 #362429 #323624 #243631

square

#282436 #362429 #323624 #243631

split-complementary

#282436 #363124 #293624

monochromatic

#0E0C12 #0E0C12 #282436 #433C5B #5E557F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.05

#282436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#282436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282436

15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282436	1.00	15.05	1.40	15.05
#FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#202636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25272A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.033 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625e6d',
    500: '#282436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282436;
$custom-light: #625e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27305,
    "c": 0.03329,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282436

secondary

#62684E

accent

#BD6BAB

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282436

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

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