#38236A#38236A
#38236A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.118 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38236A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 35, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 50%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 67%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.2%, 67%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.37, 28.45, -38.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.37, 47.60, 306.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.58% 0.0445 -0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.58% 0.118 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8327, 3.0833, 13.9734) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 6.96
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.53
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.68
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.95
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38236A #556A23
analogous
#23326A #38236A #5B236A
triadic
#38236A #6A3823 #236A38
tetradic
#38236A #6A2332 #556A23 #236A5B
square
#38236A #6A2332 #556A23 #236A5B
split-complementary
#38236A #6A5B23 #326A23
monochromatic
#0C0817 #20143C #38236A #503298 #6A46C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#38236A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#38236A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38236A
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38236A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38236A | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00326C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003069
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#293443
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38236a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 35, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.118 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#735f95',
500: '#38236a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38236a; $custom-light: #735f95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38236a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 35,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.746,
"s": 50.355,
"l": 27.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32577,
"c": 0.11781,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.03083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38236A
secondary
#859D4B
accent
#DA4EB0
background
#F7F5F9
surface
#EDE9F2
border
#C8C5CC
text
#08040D
muted
#7B797E