#282040#282040

#282040 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.059 H 293.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282040
RGB	rgb(40, 32, 64)
HSL	hsl(255, 33%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(255, 50%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 50%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.70, 12.63, -19.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.70, 22.89, 303.49°)
OKLab	oklab(26.97% 0.0234 -0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(26.97% 0.059 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3168, 1.8543, 5.0853)
Luminance	0.0185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282040 #384020

analogous

#202840 #282040 #382040

triadic

#282040 #402820 #204028

tetradic

#282040 #402028 #384020 #204038

square

#282040 #402028 #384020 #204038

split-complementary

#282040 #403820 #284020

monochromatic

#0D0A14 #0F0C17 #282040 #423469 #5B4992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.32

#282040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#282040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282040

15.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282040	1.00	15.32	1.37	15.32
#FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#162541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17253F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22262C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 32, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.059 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635b75',
    500: '#282040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282040;
$custom-light: #635b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26974,
    "c": 0.05852,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282040

secondary

#697448

accent

#C95EAF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #282040

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

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