#280C32#280C32

#280C32 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.1% C 0.076 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280C32
RGB	rgb(40, 12, 50)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 76%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.52, 21.98, -18.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.52, 28.99, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(22.09% 0.055 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(22.09% 0.076 316)
XYZ	xyz(1.5822, 0.9444, 3.1159)
Luminance	0.0094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280C32 #16320C

analogous

#150C32 #280C32 #320C29

triadic

#280C32 #32280C #0C3228

tetradic

#280C32 #32150C #16320C #0C2932

square

#280C32 #32150C #16320C #0C2932

split-complementary

#280C32 #29320C #0C3215

monochromatic

#140619 #140619 #280C32 #4F1863 #772495

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.66

#280C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#280C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280C32

17.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280C32	1.00	17.66	1.19	17.66
#FFFFFF	17.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#021733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C1931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27131D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 12, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.1% 0.076 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634d6a',
    500: '#280c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280c32;
$custom-light: #634d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22087,
    "c": 0.07634,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.00944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280C32

secondary

#3D6E2C

accent

#E4436E

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050106

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280C32

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

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