#38174C#38174C

#38174C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.097 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38174C
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 76)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.36, 26.98, -26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.36, 37.63, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(28.2% 0.0627 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(28.2% 0.097 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.2415, 1.9754, 7.0466)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38174C #2B4C17

analogous

#1E174C #38174C #4C1746

triadic

#38174C #4C3817 #174C38

tetradic

#38174C #4C1E17 #2B4C17 #17464C

square

#38174C #4C1E17 #2B4C17 #17464C

split-complementary

#38174C #464C17 #174C1E

monochromatic

#110717 #15091D #38174C #5B257B #7D33AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.05

#38174C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#38174C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38174C

15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38174C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38174C	1.00	15.05	1.40	15.05
#FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#01254E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11274B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35212F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38174c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.097 310.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38174c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.358,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28199,
    "c": 0.09698,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38174C

secondary

#57833C

accent

#DD4B82

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#ECE9EE

border

#C7C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38174C

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

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