#280835#280835

#280835 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.8% C 0.087 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280835
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 53)
HSL	hsl(283, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(283, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 84.9%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.97, 24.96, -21.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.97, 33.26, 318.62°)
OKLab	oklab(21.77% 0.0603 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(21.77% 0.087 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6044, 0.8819, 3.4532)
Luminance	0.0088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280835 #153508

analogous

#120835 #280835 #35082C

triadic

#280835 #352808 #083528

tetradic

#280835 #351208 #153508 #082C35

square

#280835 #351208 #153508 #082C35

split-complementary

#280835 #2C3508 #083512

monochromatic

#14041B #14041B #280835 #50106A #78189F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.85

#280835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280835

17.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280835	1.00	17.85	1.18	17.85
#FFFFFF	17.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#061834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27121D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.8% 0.087 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644b6c',
    500: '#280835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280835;
$custom-light: #644b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.667,
    "s": 73.77,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21766,
    "c": 0.08652,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280835

secondary

#3C7425

accent

#F0376D

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280835

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

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