#280834#280834

#280834 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.085 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280834
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 52)
HSL	hsl(284, 73%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(284, 85%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 84.6%, 0%, 79.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.88, 24.70, -21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.88, 32.67, 319.12°)
OKLab	oklab(21.68% 0.0605 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(21.68% 0.085 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.5816, 0.8728, 3.3333)
Luminance	0.0087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280834 #143408

analogous

#120834 #280834 #34082A

triadic

#280834 #342808 #083428

tetradic

#280834 #341208 #143408 #082A34

square

#280834 #341208 #143408 #082A34

split-complementary

#280834 #2A3408 #083412

monochromatic

#14041B #14041B #280834 #511069 #7A189E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.88

#280834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#280834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280834

17.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280834	1.00	17.88	1.17	17.88
#FFFFFF	17.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#071833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27111D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.085 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644b6c',
    500: '#280834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280834;
$custom-light: #644b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2168,
    "c": 0.08537,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280834

secondary

#3A7325

accent

#F0386A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280834

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

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