#280234#280234

#280234 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.8% C 0.096 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280234
RGB	rgb(40, 2, 52)
HSL	hsl(286, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(286, 96%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 96.2%, 0%, 79.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.71, 28.00, -23.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.71, 36.41, 320.26°)
OKLab	oklab(20.8% 0.0696 -0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(20.8% 0.096 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.5165, 0.7425, 3.3116)
Luminance	0.0074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280234 #0E3402

analogous

#0F0234 #280234 #340227

triadic

#280234 #342802 #023428

tetradic

#280234 #340F02 #0E3402 #022734

square

#280234 #340F02 #0E3402 #022734

split-complementary

#280234 #273402 #02340F

monochromatic

#17011D #17011D #280234 #55046F #8307AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.29

#280234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#280234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280234

18.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280234	1.00	18.29	1.15	18.29
#FFFFFF	18.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#021633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#270D1B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 2, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.8% 0.096 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64476c',
    500: '#280234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280234;
$custom-light: #64476c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.6,
    "s": 92.593,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20799,
    "c": 0.09601,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280234

secondary

#30781A

accent

#FF295C

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280234

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

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