#311259#311259

#311259 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.119 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#311259
RGB	rgb(49, 18, 89)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(266, 80%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 79.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.44, 31.68, -36.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.44, 48.41, 310.87°)
OKLab	oklab(27.66% 0.0557 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(27.66% 0.119 298)
XYZ	xyz(3.2856, 1.8068, 9.6249)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Dark Indigo

#1F0954

ΔE00 3.48

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#311259 #3A5912

analogous

#121659 #311259 #541259

triadic

#311259 #593112 #125931

tetradic

#311259 #591216 #3A5912 #125954

square

#311259 #591216 #3A5912 #125954

split-complementary

#311259 #595412 #165912

monochromatic

#0E0519 #150826 #311259 #4D1C8C #6927BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.43

#311259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#311259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #311259

15.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##311259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##311259	1.00	15.43	1.36	15.43
#FFFFFF	15.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00255B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#272434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #311259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 18, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.119 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e5389',
    500: '#311259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #311259;
$custom-light: #6e5389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#311259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.197,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27663,
    "c": 0.11857,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.01807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#311259

secondary

#699235

accent

#E93F9F

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#ECE7F0

border

#C7C3CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #311259

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

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