#280236#280236

#280236 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.0% C 0.098 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280236
RGB	rgb(40, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(284, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(284, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.87, 28.54, -24.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.87, 37.60, 319.38°)
OKLab	oklab(20.99% 0.069 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(20.99% 0.098 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.5625, 0.7609, 3.5539)
Luminance	0.0076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280236 #103602

analogous

#0E0236 #280236 #36022A

triadic

#280236 #362802 #023628

tetradic

#280236 #360E02 #103602 #022A36

square

#280236 #360E02 #103602 #022A36

split-complementary

#280236 #2A3602 #02360E

monochromatic

#16011E #16011E #280236 #540471 #7F06AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.23

#280236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#280236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280236

18.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280236	1.00	18.23	1.15	18.23
#FFFFFF	18.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#270E1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.0% 0.098 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65476d',
    500: '#280236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280236;
$custom-light: #65476d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 92.857,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20986,
    "c": 0.09798,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280236

secondary

#347A1A

accent

#FF2962

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#060007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280236

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

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