#38256D#38256D

#38256D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.119 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38256D
RGB	rgb(56, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(256, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.09, 28.14, -38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.09, 48.06, 305.84°)
OKLab	oklab(33.17% 0.0418 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(33.17% 0.119 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0520, 3.2678, 14.8296)
Luminance	0.0327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38256D #5A6D25

analogous

#25366D #38256D #5C256D

triadic

#38256D #6D3825 #256D38

tetradic

#38256D #6D2536 #5A6D25 #256D5C

square

#38256D #6D2536 #5A6D25 #256D5C

split-complementary

#38256D #6D5C25 #366D25

monochromatic

#0C0817 #21153F #38256D #4F359B #6A4BC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.70

#38256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#38256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38256D

12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38256D	1.00	12.70	1.65	12.70
#FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00316C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#283645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.119 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#746097',
    500: '#38256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38256d;
$custom-light: #746097;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.833,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33171,
    "c": 0.11899,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38256D

secondary

#8AA04E

accent

#D94FB4

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#08050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38256D

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

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