#280937#280937

#280937 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.1% C 0.087 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280937
RGB	rgb(40, 9, 55)
HSL	hsl(280, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(280, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 83.6%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.33, 24.92, -22.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.33, 33.82, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(22.08% 0.0587 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(22.08% 0.087 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6622, 0.9224, 3.7042)
Luminance	0.0092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280937 #183709

analogous

#110937 #280937 #37092F

triadic

#280937 #372809 #093728

tetradic

#280937 #371109 #183709 #092F37

square

#280937 #371109 #183709 #092F37

split-complementary

#280937 #2F3709 #093711

monochromatic

#13041A #13041A #280937 #4E126C #751AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.73

#280937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280937

17.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280937	1.00	17.73	1.18	17.73
#FFFFFF	17.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#051936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 9, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.1% 0.087 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644b6e',
    500: '#280937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280937;
$custom-light: #644b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 71.875,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22076,
    "c": 0.08725,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280937

secondary

#407527

accent

#EF3974

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280937

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

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