#280738#280738

#280738 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.9% C 0.092 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280738
RGB	rgb(40, 7, 56)
HSL	hsl(280, 78%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(280, 88%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 87.5%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.03, 26.29, -24.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.03, 35.64, 317.51°)
OKLab	oklab(21.89% 0.0612 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(21.89% 0.092 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6647, 0.8886, 3.8244)
Luminance	0.0089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280738 #173807

analogous

#0F0738 #280738 #380730

triadic

#280738 #382807 #073828

tetradic

#280738 #380F07 #173807 #073038

square

#280738 #380F07 #173807 #073038

split-complementary

#280738 #303807 #07380F

monochromatic

#13031B #13031B #280738 #4F0E6E #7615A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.83

#280738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280738

17.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280738	1.00	17.83	1.18	17.83
#FFFFFF	17.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#021837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26121F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 7, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.9% 0.092 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644a6f',
    500: '#280738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280738;
$custom-light: #644a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2189,
    "c": 0.09155,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280738

secondary

#3F7823

accent

#F43472

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280738

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

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