#280538#280538

#280538 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.6% C 0.095 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280538
RGB	rgb(40, 5, 56)
HSL	hsl(281, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(281, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.63, 27.41, -24.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.63, 36.90, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(21.61% 0.0639 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(21.61% 0.095 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.6430, 0.8452, 3.8172)
Luminance	0.0084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280538 #153805

analogous

#0E0538 #280538 #38052F

triadic

#280538 #382805 #053828

tetradic

#280538 #380E05 #153805 #052F38

square

#280538 #380E05 #153805 #052F38

split-complementary

#280538 #2F3805 #05380E

monochromatic

#14031C #14031C #280538 #500A70 #780FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.96

#280538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#280538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280538

17.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280538	1.00	17.96	1.17	17.96
#FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 5, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.6% 0.095 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65496f',
    500: '#280538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280538;
$custom-light: #65496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.176,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21611,
    "c": 0.09481,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280538

secondary

#3C7920

accent

#FA2E6E

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280538

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

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