#280E4E#280E4E
#280E4E is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.109 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #280E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 14, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 70%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 82%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.7%, 82.1%, 0%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(11.38, 28.81, -34.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(11.38, 44.69, 310.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(24.9% 0.0476 -0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(24.9% 0.109 295.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4069, 1.3152, 7.3333) |
| Luminance | 0.0132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 2.77
Night Blue
#040348
ΔE00 5.58
Midnight Purple
#280137
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Violet
#34013F
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 6.28
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#280E4E #344E0E
analogous
#0E144E #280E4E #480E4E
triadic
#280E4E #4E280E #0E4E28
tetradic
#280E4E #4E0E14 #344E0E #0E4E48
square
#280E4E #4E0E14 #344E0E #0E4E48
split-complementary
#280E4E #4E480E #144E0E
monochromatic
#0D051A #0D051A #280E4E #431782 #5D21B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
16.63
#280E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.26
#280E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #280E4E
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##280E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##280E4E | 1.00 | 16.63 | 1.26 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 16.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 16.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#001F50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#001D4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1E1F2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#1E1E1E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #280e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 14, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.109 295.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#674f80',
500: '#280e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #280e4e; $custom-light: #674f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#280e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 14,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.375,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 18.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.249,
"c": 0.10879,
"h": 295.9
},
"luminance": 0.01315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#280E4E
secondary
#64892F
accent
#EC3BA4
background
#F6F4F7
surface
#EBE7EE
border
#C6C3C9
text
#06020A
muted
#7A787C