#040205#040205

#040205 is a very dark, near-neutral purple. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 9.5% C 0.015 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040205
RGB	rgb(4, 2, 5)
HSL	hsl(280, 43%, 1%)
HSV	hsv(280, 60%, 2%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 98%)
CIE-LAB	lab(0.72, 0.94, -0.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(0.72, 1.34, 314.70°)
OKLab	oklab(9.46% 0.0111 -0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(9.46% 0.015 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.0992, 0.0802, 0.1538)
Luminance	0.0008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040205 #030502

analogous

#030205 #040205 #050205

triadic

#040205 #050402 #020504

tetradic

#040205 #050302 #030502 #020505

square

#040205 #050302 #030502 #020505

split-complementary

#040205 #050502 #020503

monochromatic

#110916 #110916 #110916 #271331 #4A255C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.67

#040205 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.02

#040205 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040205

20.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040205	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040205	1.00	20.67	1.02	20.67
#FFFFFF	20.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#020305

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#020305

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#040203

Achromatopsia (no color)

#030303

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040205;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 2, 5);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(9.5% 0.015 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484849',
    500: '#040205',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040205;
$custom-light: #484849;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040205",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 5
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 1.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.0946,
    "c": 0.01529,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040205

secondary

#2C4023

accent

#D3557F

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E6

border

#C2C2C2

text

#000000

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040205

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

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