#37256F#37256F

#37256F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.122 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#37256F
RGB	rgb(55, 37, 111)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(255, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.14, 28.56, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.14, 49.28, 305.41°)
OKLab	oklab(33.24% 0.0401 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(33.24% 0.122 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.1055, 3.2829, 15.4005)
Luminance	0.0328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.07

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#37256F #5D6F25

analogous

#25386F #37256F #5C256F

triadic

#37256F #6F3725 #256F37

tetradic

#37256F #6F2538 #5D6F25 #256F5C

square

#37256F #6F2538 #5D6F25 #256F5C

split-complementary

#37256F #6F5C25 #386F25

monochromatic

#0B0817 #201641 #37256F #4E349D #684BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.68

#37256F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#37256F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #37256F

12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##37256F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##37256F	1.00	12.68	1.66	12.68
#FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003471

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00316D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#253746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #37256f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 37, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.122 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736099',
    500: '#37256f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #37256f;
$custom-light: #736099;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#37256f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 55,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.595,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33239,
    "c": 0.12179,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#37256F

secondary

#8DA24E

accent

#DA4EB8

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08050E

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #37256F

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

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