#280838#280838

#280838 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.0% C 0.090 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280838
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 56)
HSL	hsl(280, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(280, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 85.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.22, 25.73, -23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.22, 35.02, 317.28°)
OKLab	oklab(22.03% 0.0598 -0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(22.03% 0.09 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6756, 0.9104, 3.8281)
Luminance	0.0091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280838 #183808

analogous

#100838 #280838 #380830

triadic

#280838 #382808 #083828

tetradic

#280838 #381008 #183808 #083038

square

#280838 #381008 #183808 #083038

split-complementary

#280838 #303808 #083810

monochromatic

#13041B #13041B #280838 #4E106E #7417A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.77

#280838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280838

17.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280838	1.00	17.77	1.18	17.77
#FFFFFF	17.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#031937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.0% 0.090 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644b6f',
    500: '#280838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280838;
$custom-light: #644b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22028,
    "c": 0.08998,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280838

secondary

#407725

accent

#F23675

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280838

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

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