#280338#280338

#280338 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.3% C 0.098 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280338
RGB	rgb(40, 3, 56)
HSL	hsl(282, 90%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(282, 95%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 94.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.24, 28.53, -25.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.24, 38.16, 318.38°)
OKLab	oklab(21.32% 0.0668 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(21.32% 0.098 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6213, 0.8018, 3.8100)
Luminance	0.0080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280338 #133803

analogous

#0E0338 #280338 #38032E

triadic

#280338 #382803 #033828

tetradic

#280338 #380E03 #133803 #032E38

square

#280338 #380E03 #133803 #032E38

split-complementary

#280338 #2E3803 #03380E

monochromatic

#15021D #15021D #280338 #510672 #7B09AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.10

#280338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#280338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280338

18.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280338	1.00	18.10	1.16	18.10
#FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26101E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 3, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.3% 0.098 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65486f',
    500: '#280338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280338;
$custom-light: #65486f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.887,
    "s": 89.831,
    "l": 11.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21323,
    "c": 0.0982,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280338

secondary

#397B1C

accent

#FF2969

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EC

border

#C6C2C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280338

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

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