#38173D#38173D

#38173D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.079 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38173D
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 61)
HSL	hsl(292, 45%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(292, 62%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 62.3%, 0%, 76.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.35, 23.24, -17.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.35, 29.03, 323.17°)
OKLab	oklab(27.14% 0.0622 -0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(27.14% 0.079 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.7795, 1.7906, 4.6132)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38173D #1C3D17

analogous

#25173D #38173D #3D172F

triadic

#38173D #3D3817 #173D38

tetradic

#38173D #3D2517 #1C3D17 #172F3D

square

#38173D #3D2517 #1C3D17 #172F3D

split-complementary

#38173D #2F3D17 #173D25

monochromatic

#140816 #140816 #38173D #612869 #8A3996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.46

#38173D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#38173D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38173D

15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38173D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38173D	1.00	15.46	1.36	15.46
#FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11223E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B263C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#391C27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38173d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.079 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#705672',
    500: '#38173d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38173d;
$custom-light: #705672;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38173d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.105,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27137,
    "c": 0.07867,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38173D

secondary

#43743C

accent

#D55364

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#ECE9EC

border

#C7C5C7

text

#070308

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #38173D

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

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