#38114C#38114C

#38114C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.106 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38114C
RGB	rgb(56, 17, 76)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.19, 30.22, -28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.19, 41.27, 317.07°)
OKLab	oklab(27.36% 0.0706 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(27.36% 0.106 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.1356, 1.7635, 7.0113)
Luminance	0.0176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38114C #254C11

analogous

#1A114C #38114C #4C1142

triadic

#38114C #4C3811 #114C38

tetradic

#38114C #4C1A11 #254C11 #11424C

square

#38114C #4C1A11 #254C11 #11424C

split-complementary

#38114C #424C11 #114C1A

monochromatic

#120619 #13061A #38114C #5D1C7E #8227B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.53

#38114C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#38114C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38114C

15.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38114C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38114C	1.00	15.53	1.35	15.53
#FFFFFF	15.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00224E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09254B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#361E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38114c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 17, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.106 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71537e',
    500: '#38114c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38114c;
$custom-light: #71537e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38114c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.661,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27363,
    "c": 0.10628,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38114C

secondary

#4F8533

accent

#E64179

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7EE

border

#C8C3C9

text

#08020A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38114C

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

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