#38164D#38164D

#38164D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.100 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38164D
RGB	rgb(56, 22, 77)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.23, 27.81, -27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.23, 38.86, 315.71°)
OKLab	oklab(28.13% 0.0641 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(28.13% 0.1 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2571, 1.9505, 7.2246)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38164D #2B4D16

analogous

#1D164D #38164D #4D1647

triadic

#38164D #4D3816 #164D38

tetradic

#38164D #4D1D16 #2B4D16 #16474D

square

#38164D #4D1D16 #2B4D16 #16474D

split-complementary

#38164D #474D16 #164D1D

monochromatic

#110718 #15081D #38164D #5B247D #7D31AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.11

#38164D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#38164D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38164D

15.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38164D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38164D	1.00	15.11	1.39	15.11
#FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00254F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E274C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35212F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38164d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 22, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.100 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71567f',
    500: '#38164d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38164d;
$custom-light: #71567f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38164d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.091,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28127,
    "c": 0.09985,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38164D

secondary

#57853A

accent

#DF4982

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38164D

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

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