#280B32#280B32

#280B32 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.9% C 0.078 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280B32
RGB	rgb(40, 11, 50)
HSL	hsl(285, 64%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 78%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.31, 22.55, -19.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.31, 29.64, 319.54°)
OKLab	oklab(21.94% 0.0564 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(21.94% 0.078 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.5704, 0.9208, 3.1120)
Luminance	0.0092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280B32 #15320B

analogous

#150B32 #280B32 #320B29

triadic

#280B32 #32280B #0B3228

tetradic

#280B32 #32150B #15320B #0B2932

square

#280B32 #32150B #15320B #0B2932

split-complementary

#280B32 #29320B #0B3215

monochromatic

#140619 #140619 #280B32 #501664 #782196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.73

#280B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#280B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280B32

17.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280B32	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)

#011633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B1931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27121D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 11, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.9% 0.078 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644c6a',
    500: '#280b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280b32;
$custom-light: #644c6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 11,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.615,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21938,
    "c": 0.07807,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280B32

secondary

#3C6F2A

accent

#E7416B

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050106

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280B32

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

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