#311E8A#311E8A
#311E8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.166 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #311E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 30, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 78%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 78.3%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.64, 40.30, -56.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.64, 69.42, 305.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.23% 0.0319 -0.1631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.23% 0.166 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3169, 3.4160, 24.3663) |
| Luminance | 0.0342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 3.47
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 4.62
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 4.94
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 5.45
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.65
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#311E8A #778A1E
analogous
#1E418A #311E8A #671E8A
triadic
#311E8A #8A311E #1E8A31
tetradic
#311E8A #8A1E41 #778A1E #1E8A67
square
#311E8A #8A1E41 #778A1E #1E8A67
split-complementary
#311E8A #8A671E #418A1E
monochromatic
#0D0825 #1F1358 #311E8A #4329BC #634BD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.48
#311E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.68
#311E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #311E8A
12.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##311E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##311E8A | 1.00 | 12.48 | 1.68 | 12.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00388D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003088
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003D53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #311e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 30, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.166 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#765dad',
500: '#311e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #311e8a; $custom-light: #765dad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#311e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 30,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.556,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34232,
"c": 0.16621,
"h": 281.1
},
"luminance": 0.03416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#311E8A
secondary
#A6BA4A
accent
#E741CA
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EEE9F4
border
#C9C5CE
text
#0A0410
muted
#7C797F