#08040B#08040B

#08040B is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.0% C 0.021 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08040B
RGB	rgb(8, 4, 11)
HSL	hsl(274, 47%, 3%)
HSV	hsv(274, 64%, 4%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 95.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.47, 2.03, -2.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.47, 3.06, 311.49°)
OKLab	oklab(11.99% 0.0143 -0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(11.99% 0.021 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.2040, 0.1626, 0.3372)
Luminance	0.0016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08040B #070B04

analogous

#04040B #08040B #0B040A

triadic

#08040B #0B0804 #040B08

tetradic

#08040B #0B0404 #070B04 #040A0B

square

#08040B #0B0404 #070B04 #040A0B

split-complementary

#08040B #0A0B04 #040B04

monochromatic

#100816 #100816 #100816 #291438 #492565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.34

#08040B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#08040B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08040B

20.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08040B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08040B	1.00	20.34	1.03	20.34
#FFFFFF	20.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03050B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#04050B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#080506

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08040b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 4, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.0% 0.021 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a484c',
    500: '#08040b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08040b;
$custom-light: #4a484c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08040b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 2.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.11987,
    "c": 0.0211,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08040B

secondary

#334724

accent

#D6518A

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E7E6E7

border

#C3C2C3

text

#010001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #08040B

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

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