#291238#291238

#291238 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.7% C 0.074 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#291238
RGB	rgb(41, 18, 56)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.48, 20.22, -20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.48, 28.53, 315.15°)
OKLab	oklab(23.69% 0.0472 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(23.69% 0.074 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.8444, 1.1896, 3.8731)
Luminance	0.0119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#291238 #213812

analogous

#161238 #291238 #381234

triadic

#291238 #382912 #123829

tetradic

#291238 #381612 #213812 #123438

square

#291238 #381612 #213812 #123438

split-complementary

#291238 #343812 #123816

monochromatic

#110717 #110717 #291238 #4B2166 #6D3095

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.96

#291238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#291238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #291238

16.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##291238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##291238	1.00	16.96	1.24	16.96
#FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#051B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E1D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#271922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #291238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 18, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.7% 0.074 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64516f',
    500: '#291238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #291238;
$custom-light: #64516f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#291238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.316,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23689,
    "c": 0.07369,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#291238

secondary

#4D7135

accent

#DB4D85

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050207

muted

#7A787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #291238

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

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