#08040C#08040C

#08040C is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.1% C 0.023 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08040C
RGB	rgb(8, 4, 12)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 3%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 5%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 95.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.49, 2.17, -2.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.49, 3.47, 308.83°)
OKLab	oklab(12.06% 0.0146 -0.0177)
OKLCH	oklch(12.06% 0.023 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.2099, 0.1650, 0.3685)
Luminance	0.0016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08040C #080C04

analogous

#04040C #08040C #0C040C

triadic

#08040C #0C0804 #040C08

tetradic

#08040C #0C0404 #080C04 #040C0C

square

#08040C #0C0404 #080C04 #040C0C

split-complementary

#08040C #0C0C04 #040C04

monochromatic

#0F0817 #0F0817 #0F0817 #27133A #452368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.33

#08040C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#08040C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08040C

20.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08040C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08040C	1.00	20.33	1.03	20.33
#FFFFFF	20.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03050C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#04060C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#080506

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08040c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 4, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.1% 0.023 309.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08040c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 3.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12059,
    "c": 0.02296,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08040C

secondary

#364923

accent

#DA4E94

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E7E6E7

border

#C3C2C3

text

#010001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #08040C

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

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