#280C4D#280C4D

#280C4D is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.5% C 0.110 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280C4D
RGB	rgb(40, 12, 77)
HSL	hsl(266, 73%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(266, 84%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.92, 29.54, -34.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.92, 45.21, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(24.55% 0.0498 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(24.55% 0.11 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3457, 1.2498, 7.1374)
Luminance	0.0125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280C4D #314D0C

analogous

#0C114D #280C4D #490C4D

triadic

#280C4D #4D280C #0C4D28

tetradic

#280C4D #4D0C11 #314D0C #0C4D49

square

#280C4D #4D0C11 #314D0C #0C4D49

split-complementary

#280C4D #4D490C #114D0C

monochromatic

#0E041A #0E041A #280C4D #441482 #5F1DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.80

#280C4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#280C4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280C4D

16.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280C4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280C4D	1.00	16.80	1.25	16.80
#FFFFFF	16.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1E2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280c4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 12, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.5% 0.110 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#674e7f',
    500: '#280c4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280c4d;
$custom-light: #674e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280c4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.846,
    "s": 73.034,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24546,
    "c": 0.10995,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280C4D

secondary

#61892C

accent

#F038A1

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#06020A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #280C4D

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

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