#280436#280436

#280436 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.3% C 0.094 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280436
RGB	rgb(40, 4, 54)
HSL	hsl(283, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(283, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 92.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.27, 27.44, -23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.27, 36.35, 319.01°)
OKLab	oklab(21.28% 0.0659 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(21.28% 0.094 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.5842, 0.8043, 3.5611)
Luminance	0.0080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280436 #123604

analogous

#0F0436 #280436 #36042B

triadic

#280436 #362804 #043628

tetradic

#280436 #360F04 #123604 #042B36

square

#280436 #360F04 #123604 #042B36

split-complementary

#280436 #2B3604 #04360F

monochromatic

#15021C #15021C #280436 #52086F #7C0CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.09

#280436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#280436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280436

18.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280436	1.00	18.09	1.16	18.09
#FFFFFF	18.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#011735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#270F1D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 4, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.3% 0.094 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64486d',
    500: '#280436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280436;
$custom-light: #64486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.2,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21282,
    "c": 0.09438,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280436

secondary

#37781E

accent

#FC2B66

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280436

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

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