#280233#280233

#280233 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.7% C 0.095 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280233
RGB	rgb(40, 2, 51)
HSL	hsl(287, 92%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(287, 96%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 96.1%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.63, 27.73, -22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.63, 35.82, 320.73°)
OKLab	oklab(20.71% 0.0699 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(20.71% 0.095 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.4942, 0.7336, 3.1942)
Luminance	0.0073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280233 #0D3302

analogous

#100233 #280233 #330225

triadic

#280233 #332802 #023328

tetradic

#280233 #331002 #0D3302 #022533

square

#280233 #331002 #0D3302 #022533

split-complementary

#280233 #253302 #023310

monochromatic

#17011D #17011D #280233 #56046E #8407A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.31

#280233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#280233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280233

18.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280233	1.00	18.31	1.15	18.31
#FFFFFF	18.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#270C1A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 2, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.7% 0.095 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64476b',
    500: '#280233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280233;
$custom-light: #64476b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.531,
    "s": 92.453,
    "l": 10.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20707,
    "c": 0.09504,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280233

secondary

#2F771A

accent

#FF2959

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060006

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280233

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

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