#38155B#38155B

#38155B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.118 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38155B
RGB	rgb(56, 21, 91)
HSL	hsl(270, 63%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(270, 77%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.17, 32.12, -35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.17, 47.58, 312.46°)
OKLab	oklab(29.16% 0.0633 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(29.16% 0.118 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.7869, 2.1324, 10.1076)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Dark Indigo

#1F0954

ΔE00 4.95

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38155B #385B15

analogous

#15155B #38155B #5B155B

triadic

#38155B #5B3815 #155B38

tetradic

#38155B #5B1515 #385B15 #155B5B

square

#38155B #5B1515 #385B15 #155B5B

split-complementary

#38155B #5B5B15 #155B15

monochromatic

#0F0619 #190A29 #38155B #57208D #752CBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.72

#38155B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#38155B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38155B

14.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38155B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38155B	1.00	14.72	1.43	14.72
#FFFFFF	14.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00285A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#312636

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38155b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 21, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.118 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72568a',
    500: '#38155b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38155b;
$custom-light: #72568a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38155b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29161,
    "c": 0.11836,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38155B

secondary

#669239

accent

#E64294

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08030C

muted

#7B787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38155B

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

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