#38205C#38205C

#38205C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.103 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38205C
RGB	rgb(56, 32, 92)
HSL	hsl(264, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(264, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 65.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.57, 26.05, -31.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.57, 41.17, 309.25°)
OKLab	oklab(30.91% 0.0494 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(30.91% 0.103 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.0787, 2.6464, 10.4191)
Luminance	0.0265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38205C #445C20

analogous

#20265C #38205C #56205C

triadic

#38205C #5C3820 #205C38

tetradic

#38205C #5C2026 #445C20 #205C56

square

#38205C #5C2026 #445C20 #205C56

split-complementary

#38205C #5C5620 #265C20

monochromatic

#0E0817 #1C102F #38205C #543089 #6F40B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.73

#38205C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#38205C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38205C

13.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38205C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38205C	1.00	13.73	1.53	13.73
#FFFFFF	13.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#082D5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#302D3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38205c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 32, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.103 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725d8b',
    500: '#38205c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38205c;
$custom-light: #725d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38205c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30914,
    "c": 0.10318,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38205C

secondary

#739047

accent

#D850A2

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08040C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38205C

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

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