#38174D#38174D

#38174D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.098 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38174D
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 77)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.43, 27.25, -26.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.43, 38.22, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(28.28% 0.0627 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(28.28% 0.098 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2766, 1.9894, 7.2311)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38174D #2C4D17

analogous

#1D174D #38174D #4D1747

triadic

#38174D #4D3817 #174D38

tetradic

#38174D #4D1D17 #2C4D17 #17474D

square

#38174D #4D1D17 #2C4D17 #17474D

split-complementary

#38174D #474D17 #174D1D

monochromatic

#110718 #16091E #38174D #5A257C #7D33AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.02

#38174D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#38174D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38174D

15.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38174D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38174D	1.00	15.02	1.40	15.02
#FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00254F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10274C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35222F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38174d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.098 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71567f',
    500: '#38174d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38174d;
$custom-light: #71567f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38174d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28276,
    "c": 0.09822,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38174D

secondary

#58843C

accent

#DD4A84

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#ECE9EE

border

#C7C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38174D

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

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