#040208#040208

#040208 is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 9.8% C 0.023 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040208
RGB	rgb(4, 2, 8)
HSL	hsl(260, 60%, 2%)
HSV	hsv(260, 75%, 3%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 75%, 0%, 96.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(0.78, 1.36, -2.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(0.78, 2.49, 303.03°)
OKLab	oklab(9.77% 0.0122 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(9.77% 0.023 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.1156, 0.0868, 0.2403)
Luminance	0.0009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040208 #060802

analogous

#020308 #040208 #070208

triadic

#040208 #080402 #020804

tetradic

#040208 #080203 #060802 #020807

square

#040208 #080203 #060802 #020807

split-complementary

#040208 #080702 #030802

monochromatic

#0C0618 #0C0618 #0C0618 #1C0E39 #351A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.64

#040208 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.02

#040208 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040208

20.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040208	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040208	1.00	20.64	1.02	20.64
#FFFFFF	20.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#010308

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#010308

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#030304

Achromatopsia (no color)

#030303

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040208;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 2, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(9.8% 0.023 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48484a',
    500: '#040208',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040208;
$custom-light: #48484a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040208",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 1.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.0977,
    "c": 0.02305,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040208

secondary

#3A481E

accent

#E345AE

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040208

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

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