#280E4C#280E4C

#280E4C is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.106 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280E4C
RGB	rgb(40, 14, 76)
HSL	hsl(265, 69%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(265, 82%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 81.6%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.18, 28.21, -33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.18, 43.49, 310.43°)
OKLab	oklab(24.7% 0.0481 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(24.7% 0.106 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3363, 1.2869, 6.9614)
Luminance	0.0129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280E4C #324C0E

analogous

#0E134C #280E4C #470E4C

triadic

#280E4C #4C280E #0E4C28

tetradic

#280E4C #4C0E13 #324C0E #0E4C47

square

#280E4C #4C0E13 #324C0E #0E4C47

split-complementary

#280E4C #4C470E #134C0E

monochromatic

#0E051A #0E051A #280E4C #431880 #5E21B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.70

#280E4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#280E4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280E4C

16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280E4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280E4C	1.00	16.70	1.26	16.70
#FFFFFF	16.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F1E2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280e4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 14, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.106 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664f7f',
    500: '#280e4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280e4c;
$custom-light: #664f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280e4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.161,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.247,
    "c": 0.10626,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280E4C

secondary

#62872F

accent

#EC3CA2

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#06020A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #280E4C

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