#280842#280842

#280842 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 23.0% C 0.102 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280842
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 66)
HSL	hsl(273, 78%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(273, 88%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 87.9%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.14, 28.39, -29.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.14, 40.90, 313.97°)
OKLab	oklab(22.96% 0.0573 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(22.96% 0.102 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.9450, 1.0181, 5.2473)
Luminance	0.0102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280842 #224208

analogous

#0B0842 #280842 #42083F

triadic

#280842 #422808 #084228

tetradic

#280842 #420B08 #224208 #083F42

square

#280842 #420B08 #224208 #083F42

split-complementary

#280842 #3F4208 #08420B

monochromatic

#11031B #11031B #280842 #490F79 #6A15AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.45

#280842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#280842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280842

17.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280842	1.00	17.45	1.20	17.45
#FFFFFF	17.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001944

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231725

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.0% 0.102 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#654b77',
    500: '#280842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280842;
$custom-light: #654b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22964,
    "c": 0.10159,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280842

secondary

#4E8025

accent

#F5338A

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060109

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #280842

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

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