#280539#280539

#280539 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.096 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280539
RGB	rgb(40, 5, 57)
HSL	hsl(280, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(280, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 91.2%, 0%, 77.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.72, 27.67, -25.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.72, 37.48, 317.57°)
OKLab	oklab(21.7% 0.0637 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(21.7% 0.096 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6677, 0.8551, 3.9473)
Luminance	0.0086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280539 #163905

analogous

#0E0539 #280539 #390530

triadic

#280539 #392805 #053928

tetradic

#280539 #390E05 #163905 #053039

square

#280539 #390E05 #163905 #053039

split-complementary

#280539 #303905 #05390E

monochromatic

#14021C #14021C #280539 #4F0A71 #770FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.93

#280539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#280539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280539

17.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280539	1.00	17.93	1.17	17.93
#FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00153A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26111F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 5, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.096 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#654970',
    500: '#280539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280539;
$custom-light: #654970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.385,
    "s": 83.871,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21704,
    "c": 0.09589,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280539

secondary

#3D7A20

accent

#FA2E70

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280539

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

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