#280736#280736

#280736 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.089 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280736
RGB	rgb(40, 7, 54)
HSL	hsl(282, 77%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(282, 87%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 87%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.85, 25.77, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.85, 34.47, 318.38°)
OKLab	oklab(21.71% 0.0616 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(21.71% 0.089 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6168, 0.8695, 3.5720)
Luminance	0.0087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280736 #153607

analogous

#110736 #280736 #36072D

triadic

#280736 #362807 #073628

tetradic

#280736 #361107 #153607 #072D36

square

#280736 #361107 #153607 #072D36

split-complementary

#280736 #2D3607 #073611

monochromatic

#14041B #14041B #280736 #500E6C #7815A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.89

#280736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#280736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280736

17.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280736	1.00	17.89	1.17	17.89
#FFFFFF	17.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 7, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.089 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644a6d',
    500: '#280736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280736;
$custom-light: #644a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 77.049,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21712,
    "c": 0.08929,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280736

secondary

#3C7623

accent

#F4346D

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280736

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

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