#280535#280535

#280535 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.3% C 0.092 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280535
RGB	rgb(40, 5, 53)
HSL	hsl(284, 83%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(284, 91%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 90.6%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.38, 26.62, -22.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.38, 35.14, 319.25°)
OKLab	oklab(21.34% 0.0647 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(21.34% 0.092 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.5718, 0.8168, 3.4423)
Luminance	0.0082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280535 #123505

analogous

#100535 #280535 #35052A

triadic

#280535 #352805 #053528

tetradic

#280535 #351005 #123505 #052A35

square

#280535 #351005 #123505 #052A35

split-complementary

#280535 #2A3505 #053510

monochromatic

#15031C #15031C #280535 #520A6D #7C10A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.05

#280535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#280535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280535

18.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280535	1.00	18.05	1.16	18.05
#FFFFFF	18.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27101D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 5, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.3% 0.092 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64496c',
    500: '#280535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280535;
$custom-light: #64496c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.75,
    "s": 82.759,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21338,
    "c": 0.09158,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280535

secondary

#377620

accent

#F92F66

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280535

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

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