#280E32#280E32

#280E32 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.073 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280E32
RGB	rgb(40, 14, 50)
HSL	hsl(283, 56%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.95, 20.79, -18.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.95, 27.63, 318.79°)
OKLab	oklab(22.4% 0.0519 -0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(22.4% 0.073 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.6077, 0.9955, 3.1245)
Luminance	0.0100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280E32 #18320E

analogous

#160E32 #280E32 #320E2A

triadic

#280E32 #32280E #0E3228

tetradic

#280E32 #32160E #18320E #0E2A32

square

#280E32 #32160E #18320E #0E2A32

split-complementary

#280E32 #2A320E #0E3216

monochromatic

#130718 #130718 #280E32 #4E1B62 #742992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.51

#280E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#280E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280E32

17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280E32	1.00	17.51	1.20	17.51
#FFFFFF	17.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#041833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E1A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27141E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 14, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.073 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634e6a',
    500: '#280e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280e32;
$custom-light: #634e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.333,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22402,
    "c": 0.07274,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280E32

secondary

#406D2F

accent

#E04872

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050106

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280E32

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

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