Nearest named color: Jet Black
#080711
#080711
Nearest named
Jet Black
Family
Black
Lightness
13.6%
Chroma
0.022
Hue angle
288.3°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
20.02:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.08:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#000000
CSS oklch()
14% 0.02 288

#080711 is a muted, temperate purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #080711

Not just a swatch — here's how #080711 works with other colors. Named schemes with #080711 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Jet Black adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Jet Black.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #080711 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 46/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 16/100
Very low
Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.
Depth 81/100
Very high
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 17/100
Very low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 79/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 9/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 4/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 69/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 97/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #080711

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For interior
For fashion
People also use #080711 with

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 20.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #C3C0DD for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #0C0712 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #080711 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #080711;
  --color-base-rgb: 8 7 17;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(13.6% 0.022 288.3);
  --color-50: #F5F4FB;
  --color-100: #E3E2F4;
  --color-200: #C9C5E7;
  --color-300: #A29CD3;
  --color-400: #7D76BC;
  --color-500: #5D559F;
  --color-600: #4C477B;
  --color-700: #3A3658;
  --color-800: #28263B;
  --color-900: #1A1924;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}