#38144D#38144D

#38144D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.103 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38144D
RGB	rgb(56, 20, 77)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 74%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.83, 28.91, -27.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.83, 40.09, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(27.84% 0.0667 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(27.84% 0.103 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.2203, 1.8770, 7.2124)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38144D #294D14

analogous

#1C144D #38144D #4D1446

triadic

#38144D #4D3814 #144D38

tetradic

#38144D #4D1C14 #294D14 #14464D

square

#38144D #4D1C14 #294D14 #14464D

split-complementary

#38144D #464D14 #144D1C

monochromatic

#120618 #15071C #38144D #5B217E #7F2DAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.27

#38144D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#38144D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38144D

15.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38144D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38144D	1.00	15.27	1.38	15.27
#FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C264C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35202E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38144d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 20, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.103 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71557f',
    500: '#38144d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38144d;
$custom-light: #71557f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38144d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 58.763,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27842,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38144D

secondary

#548538

accent

#E2467F

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38144D

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

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