#280240#280240

#280240 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.0% C 0.108 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280240
RGB	rgb(40, 2, 64)
HSL	hsl(277, 94%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(277, 97%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 96.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.81, 31.18, -30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.81, 43.40, 315.93°)
OKLab	oklab(21.98% 0.0653 -0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(21.98% 0.108 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.8220, 0.8647, 4.9204)
Luminance	0.0086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280240 #1A4002

analogous

#090240 #280240 #400239

triadic

#280240 #402802 #024028

tetradic

#280240 #400902 #1A4002 #023940

square

#280240 #400902 #1A4002 #023940

split-complementary

#280240 #394002 #024009

monochromatic

#13011E #13011E #280240 #4D047B #7206B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.90

#280240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#280240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280240

17.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280240	1.00	17.90	1.17	17.90
#FFFFFF	17.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00173F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#241322

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 2, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.0% 0.108 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664875',
    500: '#280240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280240;
$custom-light: #664875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.774,
    "s": 93.939,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21978,
    "c": 0.10798,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280240

secondary

#43831B

accent

#FF297C

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #280240

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

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