#38174E#38174E

#38174E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.099 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38174E
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 78)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 70.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.51, 27.51, -27.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.51, 38.80, 315.15°)
OKLab	oklab(28.35% 0.0626 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(28.35% 0.099 309)
XYZ	xyz(3.3122, 2.0037, 7.4185)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38174E #2D4E17

analogous

#1D174E #38174E #4E1749

triadic

#38174E #4E3817 #174E38

tetradic

#38174E #4E1D17 #2D4E17 #17494E

square

#38174E #4E1D17 #2D4E17 #17494E

split-complementary

#38174E #494E17 #174E1D

monochromatic

#110718 #16091F #38174E #5A257D #7C33AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#38174E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#38174E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38174E

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38174E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38174E	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E274D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#352230

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38174e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.099 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715680',
    500: '#38174e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38174e;
$custom-light: #715680;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38174e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28354,
    "c": 0.09947,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.02004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38174E

secondary

#59853C

accent

#DE4A85

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38174E

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

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