#280839#280839

#280839 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.1% C 0.091 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280839
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 57)
HSL	hsl(279, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(279, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 86%, 0%, 77.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.31, 25.99, -24.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.31, 35.61, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(22.12% 0.0596 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(22.12% 0.091 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7003, 0.9202, 3.9582)
Luminance	0.0092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280839 #193908

analogous

#100839 #280839 #390831

triadic

#280839 #392808 #083928

tetradic

#280839 #391008 #193908 #083139

square

#280839 #391008 #193908 #083139

split-complementary

#280839 #313908 #083910

monochromatic

#13041B #13041B #280839 #4E106F #7317A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.74

#280839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280839

17.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280839	1.00	17.74	1.18	17.74
#FFFFFF	17.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00173A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#021938

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261320

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.1% 0.091 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644b70',
    500: '#280839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280839;
$custom-light: #644b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.184,
    "s": 75.385,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22117,
    "c": 0.09113,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280839

secondary

#427825

accent

#F23677

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280839

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

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