#38185C#38185C

#38185C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.7% C 0.115 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38185C
RGB	rgb(56, 24, 92)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.83, 30.79, -34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.83, 46.38, 311.59°)
OKLab	oklab(29.66% 0.0597 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(29.66% 0.115 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.8888, 2.2667, 10.3558)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Dark Indigo

#1F0954

ΔE00 5.21

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38185C #3C5C18

analogous

#181A5C #38185C #5A185C

triadic

#38185C #5C3818 #185C38

tetradic

#38185C #5C181A #3C5C18 #185C5A

square

#38185C #5C181A #3C5C18 #185C5A

split-complementary

#38185C #5C5A18 #1A5C18

monochromatic

#0F0618 #1A0B2B #38185C #56258D #7331BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#38185C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#38185C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38185C

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38185C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38185C	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00295E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00295B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#302838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38185c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 24, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.7% 0.115 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72588b',
    500: '#38185c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38185c;
$custom-light: #72588b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38185c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29659,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38185C

secondary

#6A933D

accent

#E24698

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08030C

muted

#7B787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38185C

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

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