What color is #280522?

#280522 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(40, 5, 34), and in HSL hsl(310, 78%, 9%).

Is #280522 accessible as text?

On white, #280522 has a contrast ratio of 18.50:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.14:1 (fails). For text placed on #280522, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #280522?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #280522?

#280522 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #05290B. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #280522 below.

Is #280522 good for buttons?

#280522 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #280522 — black text only reaches 1.14:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #280522 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #280522 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#280522 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #280522

Not just a swatch — here's how #280522 works with other colors. Named schemes with #280522 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #280522 Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #464F38 Anchor #592233

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

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #280522 Secondary #BA6033 Accent #7E7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Deep Purple as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #280522 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Deep Purple 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

Feature #280522 Anchor #141210 Accent #D69A52 Secondary #2F252D Surface #F3EDE3

Deep Purple 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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #280522 Secondary #40333D Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Deep Purple 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 Deep Purple carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #280522 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 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 20/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 78/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 4/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 37/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 28/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 50/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 92/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #280522

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People also use #280522 with

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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 18.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EBB7E2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #290517 — 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 #280522 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #280522;
  --color-base-rgb: 40 5 34;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(19.9% 0.072 335.5);
  --color-50: #FEF1FC;
  --color-100: #FBDAF6;
  --color-200: #F6B6EB;
  --color-300: #EA85D9;
  --color-400: #DA58C4;
  --color-500: #BF36A8;
  --color-600: #913081;
  --color-700: #67285C;
  --color-800: #431E3D;
  --color-900: #291426;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  deep-purple: {
    50: '#FEF1FC',
    100: '#FBDAF6',
    200: '#F6B6EB',
    300: '#EA85D9',
    400: '#DA58C4',
    500: '#BF36A8',
    600: '#913081',
    700: '#67285C',
    800: '#431E3D',
    900: '#291426',
  },
}

$base: #280522;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1FC;
$base-100: #FBDAF6;
$base-200: #F6B6EB;
$base-300: #EA85D9;
$base-400: #DA58C4;
$base-500: #BF36A8;
$base-600: #913081;
$base-700: #67285C;
$base-800: #431E3D;
$base-900: #291426;
$base-hover: #21041C;
$base-subtle: #E390D5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#280522",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FBDAF6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F6B6EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EA85D9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DA58C4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#BF36A8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#913081",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#67285C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#431E3D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291426",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #280522

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Pairs with #280522

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