#38205D#38205D

#38205D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.0% C 0.105 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38205D
RGB	rgb(56, 32, 93)
HSL	hsl(264, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(264, 66%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.64, 26.35, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.64, 41.78, 309.10°)
OKLab	oklab(30.99% 0.0494 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(30.99% 0.105 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1227, 2.6640, 10.6508)
Luminance	0.0266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38205D #455D20

analogous

#20265D #38205D #57205D

triadic

#38205D #5D3820 #205D38

tetradic

#38205D #5D2026 #455D20 #205D57

square

#38205D #5D2026 #455D20 #205D57

split-complementary

#38205D #5D5720 #265D20

monochromatic

#0E0817 #1D102F #38205D #53308B #6F3FB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.70

#38205D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#38205D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38205D

13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38205D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38205D	1.00	13.70	1.53	13.70
#FFFFFF	13.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#072D5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F2D3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38205d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 32, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.0% 0.105 298.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38205d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.607,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30994,
    "c": 0.10455,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38205D

secondary

#749147

accent

#D84FA2

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08040C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38205D

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

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