#280C36#280C36

#280C36 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.081 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280C36
RGB	rgb(40, 12, 54)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 77.8%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.83, 23.03, -21.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.83, 31.39, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(22.41% 0.0548 -0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(22.41% 0.081 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.6723, 0.9804, 3.5905)
Luminance	0.0098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280C36 #1A360C

analogous

#130C36 #280C36 #360C2F

triadic

#280C36 #36280C #0C3628

tetradic

#280C36 #36130C #1A360C #0C2F36

square

#280C36 #36130C #1A360C #0C2F36

split-complementary

#280C36 #2F360C #0C3613

monochromatic

#130619 #130619 #280C36 #4D1768 #72229A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.56

#280C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#280C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280C36

17.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280C36	1.00	17.56	1.20	17.56
#FFFFFF	17.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#081A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26141F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 12, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.081 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#644d6d',
    500: '#280c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280c36;
$custom-light: #644d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22407,
    "c": 0.08131,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280C36

secondary

#43722C

accent

#E74178

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280C36

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

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