#280F2F#280F2F

#280F2F is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.067 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#280F2F
RGB	rgb(40, 15, 47)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.98, 19.38, -15.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.98, 25.11, 320.52°)
OKLab	oklab(22.35% 0.0501 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(22.35% 0.067 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.5589, 0.9981, 2.7993)
Luminance	0.0100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#280F2F #162F0F

analogous

#180F2F #280F2F #2F0F26

triadic

#280F2F #2F280F #0F2F28

tetradic

#280F2F #2F180F #162F0F #0F262F

square

#280F2F #2F180F #162F0F #0F262F

split-complementary

#280F2F #262F0F #0F2F18

monochromatic

#140717 #140717 #280F2F #4F1E5D #772D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.51

#280F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#280F2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #280F2F

17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##280F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##280F2F	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)

#081830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#111A2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28141D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #280f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 15, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.067 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634e67',
    500: '#280f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #280f2f;
$custom-light: #634e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#280f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 15,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2235,
    "c": 0.06697,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#280F2F

secondary

#3D6931

accent

#DB4D6C

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050206

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #280F2F

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

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