#38174F#38174F

#38174F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.101 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38174F
RGB	rgb(56, 23, 79)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.58, 27.78, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.58, 39.39, 314.85°)
OKLab	oklab(28.43% 0.0626 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(28.43% 0.101 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.3483, 2.0181, 7.6088)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38174F #2E4F17

analogous

#1C174F #38174F #4F174A

triadic

#38174F #4F3817 #174F38

tetradic

#38174F #4F1C17 #2E4F17 #174A4F

square

#38174F #4F1C17 #2E4F17 #174A4F

split-complementary

#38174F #4A4F17 #174F1C

monochromatic

#110718 #160920 #38174F #5A257E #7B33AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.96

#38174F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#38174F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38174F

14.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38174F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38174F	1.00	14.96	1.40	14.96
#FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D274E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#352330

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38174f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 23, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.101 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715681',
    500: '#38174f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38174f;
$custom-light: #715681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38174f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.357,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28433,
    "c": 0.10071,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38174F

secondary

#5A863C

accent

#DE4A87

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#08030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38174F

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

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