#38154E#38154E

#38154E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.103 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38154E
RGB	rgb(56, 21, 78)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 73.1%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.10, 28.63, -28.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.10, 40.06, 315.62°)
OKLab	oklab(28.06% 0.0653 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(28.06% 0.103 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2739, 1.9272, 7.4058)
Luminance	0.0193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38154E #2B4E15

analogous

#1C154E #38154E #4E1548

triadic

#38154E #4E3815 #154E38

tetradic

#38154E #4E1C15 #2B4E15 #15484E

square

#38154E #4E1C15 #2B4E15 #15484E

split-complementary

#38154E #484E15 #154E1C

monochromatic

#110618 #15081E #38154E #5B227E #7D2FAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.16

#38154E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#38154E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38154E

15.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38154E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38154E	1.00	15.16	1.39	15.16
#FFFFFF	15.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002450

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C264D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35212F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38154e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 21, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.103 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715580',
    500: '#38154e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38154e;
$custom-light: #715580;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38154e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.842,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28062,
    "c": 0.10265,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38154E

secondary

#578639

accent

#E14782

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38154E

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

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