#38114E#38114E

#38114E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.109 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38114E
RGB	rgb(56, 17, 78)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 78.2%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.35, 30.72, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.35, 42.40, 316.43°)
OKLab	oklab(27.53% 0.0704 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(27.53% 0.109 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.2062, 1.7918, 7.3832)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38114E #274E11

analogous

#19114E #38114E #4E1145

triadic

#38114E #4E3811 #114E38

tetradic

#38114E #4E1911 #274E11 #11454E

square

#38114E #4E1911 #274E11 #11454E

split-complementary

#38114E #454E11 #114E19

monochromatic

#120519 #14061C #38114E #5C1C80 #8027B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.46

#38114E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#38114E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38114E

15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38114E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38114E	1.00	15.46	1.36	15.46
#FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002350

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07254D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#351F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38114e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 17, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.109 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715380',
    500: '#38114e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38114e;
$custom-light: #715380;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38114e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.361,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27529,
    "c": 0.10857,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38114E

secondary

#528733

accent

#E7417D

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7EE

border

#C8C3C9

text

#08020A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38114E

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

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