#280541#280541

#280541 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.5% C 0.105 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280541
RGB	rgb(40, 5, 65)
HSL	hsl(275, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(275, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 92.3%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.49, 29.73, -29.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.49, 42.08, 314.95°)
OKLab	oklab(22.48% 0.0611 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(22.48% 0.105 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.8833, 0.9413, 5.0825)
Luminance	0.0094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280541 #1E4105

analogous

#0A0541 #280541 #41053C

triadic

#280541 #412805 #054128

tetradic

#280541 #410A05 #1E4105 #053C41

square

#280541 #410A05 #1E4105 #053C41

split-complementary

#280541 #3C4105 #05410A

monochromatic

#11021C #11021C #280541 #4B097A #6E0EB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.67

#280541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#280541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280541

17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280541	1.00	17.67	1.19	17.67
#FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231523

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 5, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.5% 0.105 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664a76',
    500: '#280541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280541;
$custom-light: #664a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 85.714,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22481,
    "c": 0.1046,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280541

secondary

#498120

accent

#FC2C83

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #280541

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

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