#37256D#37256D

#37256D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.119 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#37256D
RGB	rgb(55, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 66.1%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.98, 27.92, -39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.98, 48.08, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(33.07% 0.0403 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(33.07% 0.119 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.9966, 3.2393, 14.8270)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#37256D #5B6D25

analogous

#25376D #37256D #5B256D

triadic

#37256D #6D3725 #256D37

tetradic

#37256D #6D2537 #5B6D25 #256D5B

square

#37256D #6D2537 #5B6D25 #256D5B

split-complementary

#37256D #6D5B25 #376D25

monochromatic

#0C0817 #20153F #37256D #4E359B #684BC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.74

#37256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#37256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #37256D

12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##37256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##37256D	1.00	12.74	1.65	12.74
#FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00316C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #37256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.119 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736097',
    500: '#37256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #37256d;
$custom-light: #736097;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#37256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 55,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33067,
    "c": 0.119,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#37256D

secondary

#8BA04E

accent

#D94FB6

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #37256D

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

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