#38084B#38084B

#38084B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.116 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38084B
RGB	rgb(56, 8, 75)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(283, 89%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 89.3%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.75, 33.87, -29.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.75, 45.08, 318.71°)
OKLab	oklab(26.32% 0.0804 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(26.32% 0.116 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9875, 1.5225, 6.7917)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38084B #1B4B08

analogous

#17084B #38084B #4B083D

triadic

#38084B #4B3808 #084B38

tetradic

#38084B #4B1708 #1B4B08 #083D4B

square

#38084B #4B1708 #1B4B08 #083D4B

split-complementary

#38084B #3D4B08 #084B17

monochromatic

#15031C #15031C #38084B #610E82 #8B14BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.10

#38084B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#38084B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38084B

16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38084B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38084B	1.00	16.10	1.30	16.10
#FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#02224A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36192A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38084b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 8, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.116 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#724f7e',
    500: '#38084b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38084b;
$custom-light: #724f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38084b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.985,
    "s": 80.723,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26318,
    "c": 0.11639,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38084B

secondary

#428926

accent

#F73169

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7EE

border

#C8C3C9

text

#08020A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38084B

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

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