#280844#280844

#280844 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 23.2% C 0.104 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280844
RGB	rgb(40, 8, 68)
HSL	hsl(272, 79%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(272, 88%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 88.2%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.34, 28.94, -30.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.34, 42.07, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(23.16% 0.0567 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(23.16% 0.104 303)
XYZ	xyz(2.0050, 1.0421, 5.5632)
Luminance	0.0104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280844 #244408

analogous

#0A0844 #280844 #440842

triadic

#280844 #442808 #084428

tetradic

#280844 #440A08 #244408 #084244

square

#280844 #440A08 #244408 #084244

split-complementary

#280844 #424408 #08440A

monochromatic

#10031B #10031B #280844 #480E7B #6815B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.38

#280844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.21

#280844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280844

17.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280844	1.00	17.38	1.21	17.38
#FFFFFF	17.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001A46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#221826

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 8, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.2% 0.104 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664c78',
    500: '#280844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280844;
$custom-light: #664c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23161,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.01042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280844

secondary

#518226

accent

#F5328D

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060109

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #280844

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →