#28042A#28042A

#28042A is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.3% C 0.082 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#28042A
RGB	rgb(40, 4, 42)
HSL	hsl(297, 83%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(297, 90%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 90.5%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.37, 24.26, -16.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.37, 29.26, 326.00°)
OKLab	oklab(20.26% 0.0679 -0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(20.26% 0.082 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.3364, 0.7052, 2.2558)
Luminance	0.0070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#28042A #062A04

analogous

#15042A #28042A #2A0419

triadic

#28042A #2A2804 #042A28

tetradic

#28042A #2A1504 #062A04 #04192A

square

#28042A #2A1504 #062A04 #04192A

split-complementary

#28042A #192A04 #042A15

monochromatic

#1B031C #1B031C #28042A #5D0962 #920F9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.40

#28042A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#28042A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #28042A

18.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##28042A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##28042A	1.00	18.40	1.14	18.40
#FFFFFF	18.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00112B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C1629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#290A16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #28042a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 4, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.3% 0.082 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644863',
    500: '#28042a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #28042a;
$custom-light: #644863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#28042a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.842,
    "s": 82.609,
    "l": 9.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20262,
    "c": 0.08212,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#28042A

secondary

#216D1D

accent

#F92F39

background

#F6F4F5

surface

#EBE6EA

border

#C6C2C6

text

#050005

muted

#7A7779

Preview Lab

Preview with #28042A

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

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