#040308#040308

#040308 is a very dark, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 10.4% C 0.017 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040308
RGB	rgb(4, 3, 8)
HSL	hsl(252, 45%, 2%)
HSV	hsv(252, 63%, 3%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 62.5%, 0%, 96.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(0.98, 0.96, -1.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(0.98, 2.04, 298.01°)
OKLab	oklab(10.42% 0.0072 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(10.42% 0.017 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.1265, 0.1085, 0.2440)
Luminance	0.0011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040308 #070803

analogous

#030508 #040308 #070308

triadic

#040308 #080403 #030804

tetradic

#040308 #080305 #070803 #030807

square

#040308 #080305 #070803 #030807

split-complementary

#040308 #080703 #050803

monochromatic

#0B0816 #0B0816 #0B0816 #1A1435 #312461

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.56

#040308 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.02

#040308 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040308

20.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040308	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040308	1.00	20.56	1.02	20.56
#FFFFFF	20.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#020408

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#020408

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#030405

Achromatopsia (no color)

#040404

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040308;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 3, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(10.4% 0.017 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48484a',
    500: '#040308',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040308;
$custom-light: #48484a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040308",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 2.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.10416,
    "c": 0.01723,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040308

secondary

#3D4423

accent

#D553BB

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040308

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

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