#280235#280235

#280235 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.097 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280235
RGB	rgb(40, 2, 53)
HSL	hsl(285, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(285, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 96.2%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.79, 28.27, -23.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.79, 37.01, 319.81°)
OKLab	oklab(20.89% 0.0693 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(20.89% 0.097 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5393, 0.7516, 3.4315)
Luminance	0.0075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280235 #0F3502

analogous

#0E0235 #280235 #350228

triadic

#280235 #352802 #023528

tetradic

#280235 #350E02 #0F3502 #022835

square

#280235 #350E02 #0F3502 #022835

split-complementary

#280235 #283502 #02350E

monochromatic

#16011D #16011D #280235 #550470 #8106AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.25

#280235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#280235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280235

18.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280235	1.00	18.25	1.15	18.25
#FFFFFF	18.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#011634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#270D1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 2, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.097 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65476d',
    500: '#280235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280235;
$custom-light: #65476d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 92.727,
    "l": 10.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20892,
    "c": 0.09699,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280235

secondary

#32791A

accent

#FF295F

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280235

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

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