#280542#280542

#280542 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.6% C 0.106 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280542
RGB	rgb(40, 5, 66)
HSL	hsl(274, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(274, 92%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.59, 29.99, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.59, 42.65, 314.68°)
OKLab	oklab(22.58% 0.0607 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(22.58% 0.106 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9125, 0.9530, 5.2364)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280542 #1F4205

analogous

#0A0542 #280542 #42053E

triadic

#280542 #422805 #054228

tetradic

#280542 #420A05 #1F4205 #053E42

square

#280542 #420A05 #1F4205 #053E42

split-complementary

#280542 #3E4205 #05420A

monochromatic

#11021C #11021C #280542 #4A097B #6D0EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.64

#280542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#280542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280542

17.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280542	1.00	17.64	1.19	17.64
#FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001844

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231624

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 5, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.6% 0.106 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664a77',
    500: '#280542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280542;
$custom-light: #664a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.426,
    "s": 85.915,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22582,
    "c": 0.10569,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280542

secondary

#4A8220

accent

#FC2C85

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060109

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #280542

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

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