#280C2F#280C2F
#280C2F is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.9% C 0.073 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #280C2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 12, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 59%, 12%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 74%, 18%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 81.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.30, 21.21, -17.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(8.30, 27.21, 321.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(21.86% 0.0549 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(21.86% 0.073 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.5196, 0.9194, 2.7862) |
| Luminance | 0.0092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Very Dark Purple
#2A0134
ΔE00 4.17
Eggplant
#380835
ΔE00 4.47
Midnight Purple
#280137
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 5.11
Aubergine
#3D0734
ΔE00 5.83
Dark Violet
#34013F
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#280C2F #132F0C
analogous
#170C2F #280C2F #2F0C25
triadic
#280C2F #2F280C #0C2F28
tetradic
#280C2F #2F170C #132F0C #0C252F
square
#280C2F #2F170C #132F0C #0C252F
split-complementary
#280C2F #252F0C #0C2F17
monochromatic
#150618 #150618 #280C2F #511860 #7B2591
Accessibility & contrast
On white
17.74
#280C2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.18
#280C2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #280C2F
17.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##280C2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##280C2F | 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)
#041630
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0E192E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28121B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#181818
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #280c2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 12, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(21.9% 0.073 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#634d67',
500: '#280c2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #280c2f; $custom-light: #634d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#280c2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 12,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 11.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.21858,
"c": 0.07267,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.00919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#280C2F
secondary
#396B2C
accent
#E34565
background
#F6F4F6
surface
#EBE7EB
border
#C6C3C6
text
#050106
muted
#7A777A