#08021C#08021C

#08021C is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.8% C 0.059 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08021C
RGB	rgb(8, 2, 28)
HSL	hsl(254, 87%, 6%)
HSV	hsv(254, 93%, 11%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 92.9%, 0%, 89%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.62, 6.61, -13.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.62, 14.64, 296.84°)
OKLab	oklab(12.82% 0.0203 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(12.82% 0.059 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.3314, 0.1789, 1.1154)
Luminance	0.0018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 9.81

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08021C #161C02

analogous

#02091C #08021C #15021C

triadic

#08021C #1C0802 #021C08

tetradic

#08021C #1C0209 #161C02 #021C15

square

#08021C #1C0209 #161C02 #021C15

split-complementary

#08021C #1C1502 #091C02

monochromatic

#08021D #08021D #08021D #180655 #290A8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.27

#08021C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#08021C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08021C

20.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08021C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08021C	1.00	20.27	1.04	20.27
#FFFFFF	20.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00061D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00051B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03070D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08021c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 2, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.8% 0.059 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a4757',
    500: '#08021c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08021c;
$custom-light: #4a4757;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08021c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 86.667,
    "l": 5.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12819,
    "c": 0.05869,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08021C

secondary

#516218

accent

#FD2BCC

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010003

muted

#777778

Preview Lab

Preview with #08021C

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

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