#280E2F#280E2F

#280E2F is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.069 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280E2F
RGB	rgb(40, 14, 47)
HSL	hsl(287, 54%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(287, 70%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.74, 20.01, -16.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.74, 25.83, 320.77°)
OKLab	oklab(22.18% 0.0517 -0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(22.18% 0.069 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.5451, 0.9705, 2.7947)
Luminance	0.0097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280E2F #152F0E

analogous

#180E2F #280E2F #2F0E26

triadic

#280E2F #2F280E #0E2F28

tetradic

#280E2F #2F180E #152F0E #0E262F

square

#280E2F #2F180E #152F0E #0E262F

split-complementary

#280E2F #262F0E #0E2F18

monochromatic

#140718 #140718 #280E2F #501C5E #782A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.59

#280E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#280E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280E2F

17.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280E2F	1.00	17.59	1.19	17.59
#FFFFFF	17.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#071730

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#101A2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28131C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 14, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.069 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634e67',
    500: '#280e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280e2f;
$custom-light: #634e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2218,
    "c": 0.06892,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280E2F

secondary

#3C692F

accent

#DD4A6A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050106

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280E2F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →