#280C33#280C33

#280C33 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.078 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280C33
RGB	rgb(40, 12, 51)
HSL	hsl(283, 62%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.59, 22.24, -19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.59, 29.59, 318.74°)
OKLab	oklab(22.17% 0.0549 -0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(22.17% 0.078 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.6040, 0.9531, 3.2308)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280C33 #17330C

analogous

#150C33 #280C33 #330C2B

triadic

#280C33 #33280C #0C3328

tetradic

#280C33 #33150C #17330C #0C2B33

square

#280C33 #33150C #17330C #0C2B33

split-complementary

#280C33 #2B330C #0C3315

monochromatic

#130619 #130619 #280C33 #4F1865 #762396

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.64

#280C33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#280C33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280C33

17.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280C33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280C33	1.00	17.64	1.19	17.64
#FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#011734

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B1932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27131E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280c33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 12, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.078 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644d6b',
    500: '#280c33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280c33;
$custom-light: #644d6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280c33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.077,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22165,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280C33

secondary

#3F6F2C

accent

#E54371

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050106

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280C33

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

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