#201738#201738

#201738 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.5% C 0.062 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#201738
RGB	rgb(32, 23, 56)
HSL	hsl(256, 42%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(256, 59%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 58.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.60, 13.92, -20.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.60, 24.37, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(23.5% 0.0248 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(23.5% 0.062 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6157, 1.2054, 3.8881)
Luminance	0.0120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.77

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#201738 #2F3817

analogous

#171E38 #201738 #301738

triadic

#201738 #382017 #173820

tetradic

#201738 #38171E #2F3817 #173830

square

#201738 #38171E #2F3817 #173830

split-complementary

#201738 #383017 #1E3817

monochromatic

#0C0916 #0C0916 #201738 #392963 #523B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.92

#201738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#201738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #201738

16.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##201738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##201738	1.00	16.92	1.24	16.92
#FFFFFF	16.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A1D39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C1C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A1E24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #201738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 23, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.5% 0.062 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d546f',
    500: '#201738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #201738;
$custom-light: #5d546f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#201738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 41.772,
    "l": 15.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23498,
    "c": 0.06176,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#201738

secondary

#616E3C

accent

#D256B0

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#040207

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #201738

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

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