#38174B#38174B

#38174B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.096 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38174B
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 75)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 69.3%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.28, 26.72, -25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.28, 37.05, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(28.12% 0.0628 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(28.12% 0.096 311)
XYZ	xyz(3.2070, 1.9616, 6.8649)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38174B #2A4B17

analogous

#1E174B #38174B #4B1744

triadic

#38174B #4B3817 #174B38

tetradic

#38174B #4B1E17 #2A4B17 #17444B

square

#38174B #4B1E17 #2A4B17 #17444B

split-complementary

#38174B #444B17 #174B1E

monochromatic

#110717 #15091C #38174B #5B257A #7E34A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.08

#38174B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#38174B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38174B

15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38174B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38174B	1.00	15.08	1.39	15.08
#FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#02254D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12274A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36212E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38174b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.096 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71567e',
    500: '#38174b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38174b;
$custom-light: #71567e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38174b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.077,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28123,
    "c": 0.09574,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.01962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38174B

secondary

#55823C

accent

#DC4B80

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#ECE9EE

border

#C7C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38174B

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

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