#09040C#09040C

#09040C is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.2% C 0.024 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#09040C
RGB	rgb(9, 4, 12)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 3%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 5%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 66.7%, 0%, 95.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.55, 2.43, -2.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.55, 3.57, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(12.23% 0.0166 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(12.23% 0.024 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.2224, 0.1715, 0.3691)
Luminance	0.0017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#09040C #070C04

analogous

#05040C #09040C #0C040B

triadic

#09040C #0C0904 #040C09

tetradic

#09040C #0C0504 #070C04 #040B0C

square

#09040C #0C0504 #070C04 #040B0C

split-complementary

#09040C #0B0C04 #040C05

monochromatic

#110817 #110817 #110817 #2B133A #4E2368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.31

#09040C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#09040C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #09040C

20.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##09040C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##09040C	1.00	20.31	1.03	20.31
#FFFFFF	20.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03050C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#04060C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#090506

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #09040c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 4, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.2% 0.024 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b484c',
    500: '#09040c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #09040c;
$custom-light: #4b484c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#09040c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 3.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12233,
    "c": 0.02367,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#09040C

secondary

#314923

accent

#DA4E82

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E7E6E7

border

#C3C2C3

text

#010001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #09040C

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

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