#08011B#08011B

#08011B is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.3% C 0.061 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08011B
RGB	rgb(8, 1, 27)
HSL	hsl(256, 93%, 5%)
HSV	hsv(256, 96%, 11%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 96.3%, 0%, 89.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.38, 6.71, -12.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.38, 14.28, 298.03°)
OKLab	oklab(12.27% 0.0237 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(12.27% 0.061 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(0.3088, 0.1525, 1.0499)
Luminance	0.0015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 10.11

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08011B #141B01

analogous

#01071B #08011B #15011B

triadic

#08011B #1B0801 #011B08

tetradic

#08011B #1B0107 #141B01 #011B15

square

#08011B #1B0107 #141B01 #011B15

split-complementary

#08011B #1B1501 #071B01

monochromatic

#09011E #09011E #09011E #190356 #2B0591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.38

#08011B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#08011B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08011B

20.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08011B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08011B	1.00	20.38	1.03	20.38
#FFFFFF	20.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00051C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00051A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#04060C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08011b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 1, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.3% 0.061 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a4757',
    500: '#08011b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08011b;
$custom-light: #4a4757;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08011b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 1,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.154,
    "s": 92.857,
    "l": 5.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12273,
    "c": 0.06094,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08011B

secondary

#4E6315

accent

#FF29C5

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#010003

muted

#777778

Preview Lab

Preview with #08011B

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

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