#38124C#38124C

#38124C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.105 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38124C
RGB	rgb(56, 18, 76)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.37, 29.71, -27.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.37, 40.70, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(27.49% 0.0694 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(27.49% 0.105 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.1515, 1.7952, 7.0166)
Luminance	0.0180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38124C #264C12

analogous

#1B124C #38124C #4C1243

triadic

#38124C #4C3812 #124C38

tetradic

#38124C #4C1B12 #264C12 #12434C

square

#38124C #4C1B12 #264C12 #12434C

split-complementary

#38124C #434C12 #124C1B

monochromatic

#120619 #14061B #38124C #5C1E7D #8129AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.45

#38124C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#38124C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38124C

15.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38124C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38124C	1.00	15.45	1.36	15.45
#FFFFFF	15.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B254B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#361E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38124c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 18, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.105 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71537e',
    500: '#38124c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38124c;
$custom-light: #71537e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38124c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27492,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38124C

secondary

#508535

accent

#E5437B

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7EE

border

#C8C3C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38124C

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

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