#38083E#38083E

#38083E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.104 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38083E
RGB	rgb(56, 8, 62)
HSL	hsl(293, 77%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(293, 87%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 87.1%, 0%, 75.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.71, 30.99, -22.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.71, 38.18, 324.25°)
OKLab	oklab(25.25% 0.0827 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(25.25% 0.104 323)
XYZ	xyz(2.5871, 1.3624, 4.6832)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38083E #0E3E08

analogous

#1D083E #38083E #3E0829

triadic

#38083E #3E3808 #083E38

tetradic

#38083E #3E1D08 #0E3E08 #08293E

square

#38083E #3E1D08 #0E3E08 #08293E

split-complementary

#38083E #293E08 #083E1D

monochromatic

#18031B #18031B #38083E #690F74 #9A16AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.50

#38083E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#38083E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38083E

16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38083E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38083E	1.00	16.50	1.27	16.50
#FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11213D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#391223

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38083e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 8, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.104 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#714e73',
    500: '#38083e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38083e;
$custom-light: #714e73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38083e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 77.143,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25249,
    "c": 0.10356,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.01362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38083E

secondary

#2F7D25

accent

#F43449

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7ED

border

#C8C3C8

text

#080208

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #38083E

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

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