#08040a

Color #08040a

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 3.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-950 #0c090c · ΔE 1.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#08040a

RGB

rgb(8, 4, 10)

HSL

hsl(280, 42.9%, 2.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 60%, 3.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 96.1%)

LAB

lab(1.45, 1.88, -1.9)

LCH

lch(1.45, 2.67, 314.7)

OKLCH

oklch(11.9%, 0.0192, 316.26)

HWB

hwb(280, 1.6%, 96.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#060a04

Analogous

#05040a

#08040a

#0a0409

Triadic

#08040a

#0a0804

#040a08

Split-complementary

#08040a

#090a04

#040a05

Tetradic

#08040a

#0a0406

#060a04

#040a08

Square

#08040a

#0a0504

#060a04

#04090a

Shades

Color #08040a mixed toward black.

#070308

#050307

#040205

#030103

#010102

Tints

Color #08040a mixed toward white.

#371c45

#663380

#954eb8

#b889d0

#dcc4e7

Tones

Color #08040a mixed toward gray.

#080409

#080509

#070508

#070608

#070607

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.03:1

White text reads better on this background (20.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#060609 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#070708 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#080707 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#050505 · ΔE 3.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #08040a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#08040a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#08040a (#08040a) is rgb(8, 4, 10) in RGB.

No, #08040a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #08040a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast