#38164C#38164C

#38164C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.099 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38164C
RGB	rgb(56, 22, 76)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.15, 27.55, -26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.15, 38.28, 316.05°)
OKLab	oklab(28.05% 0.0641 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(28.05% 0.099 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.2221, 1.9364, 7.0401)
Luminance	0.0194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38164C #2A4C16

analogous

#1D164C #38164C #4C1645

triadic

#38164C #4C3816 #164C38

tetradic

#38164C #4C1D16 #2A4C16 #16454C

square

#38164C #4C1D16 #2A4C16 #16454C

split-complementary

#38164C #454C16 #164C1D

monochromatic

#110718 #15081D #38164C #5B247B #7E31AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.14

#38164C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#38164C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38164C

15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38164C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38164C	1.00	15.14	1.39	15.14
#FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F274B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35212E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38164c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 22, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.099 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71567e',
    500: '#38164c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38164c;
$custom-light: #71567e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38164c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28049,
    "c": 0.09862,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38164C

secondary

#55843A

accent

#DE4981

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#ECE9EE

border

#C7C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38164C

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

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