#311255#311255

#311255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.114 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#311255
RGB	rgb(49, 18, 85)
HSL	hsl(268, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(268, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.07, 30.53, -34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.07, 46.08, 311.50°)
OKLab	oklab(27.28% 0.0567 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(27.28% 0.114 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.1222, 1.7414, 8.7642)
Luminance	0.0174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#311255 #365512

analogous

#121455 #311255 #521255

triadic

#311255 #553112 #125531

tetradic

#311255 #551214 #365512 #125552

square

#311255 #551214 #365512 #125552

split-complementary

#311255 #555212 #145512

monochromatic

#0F0519 #140722 #311255 #4E1D88 #6B27BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.58

#311255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#311255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #311255

15.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##311255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##311255	1.00	15.58	1.35	15.58
#FFFFFF	15.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002457

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#292332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #311255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 18, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.114 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d5385',
    500: '#311255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #311255;
$custom-light: #6d5385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#311255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.761,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27285,
    "c": 0.11365,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#311255

secondary

#658E35

accent

#E8409A

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#ECE7EF

border

#C7C3CA

text

#07020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #311255

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

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