#38144C#38144C

#38144C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.102 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38144C
RGB	rgb(56, 20, 76)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.75, 28.66, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.75, 39.52, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(27.76% 0.0668 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(27.76% 0.102 311)
XYZ	xyz(3.1853, 1.8629, 7.0279)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38144C #284C14

analogous

#1C144C #38144C #4C1444

triadic

#38144C #4C3814 #144C38

tetradic

#38144C #4C1C14 #284C14 #14444C

square

#38144C #4C1C14 #284C14 #14444C

split-complementary

#38144C #444C14 #144C1C

monochromatic

#120618 #14071C #38144C #5C217C #7F2EAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.30

#38144C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#38144C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38144C

15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38144C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38144C	1.00	15.30	1.37	15.30
#FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D264B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35202E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38144c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 20, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.102 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71557e',
    500: '#38144c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38144c;
$custom-light: #71557e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38144c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27762,
    "c": 0.10181,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.01863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38144C

secondary

#538438

accent

#E2467E

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38144C

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

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