#382838#382838

#382838 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.036 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#382838
RGB	rgb(56, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(300, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(300, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.56, 10.86, -7.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.56, 13.13, 325.77°)
OKLab	oklab(30.22% 0.03 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(30.22% 0.036 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1034, 2.6439, 4.0875)
Luminance	0.0264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#382838 #283828

analogous

#302838 #382838 #382830

triadic

#382838 #383828 #283838

tetradic

#382838 #383028 #283828 #283038

square

#382838 #383028 #283828 #283038

split-complementary

#382838 #303828 #283830

monochromatic

#120D12 #140F14 #382838 #5C425C #7F5B7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.74

#382838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#382838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #382838

13.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##382838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##382838	1.00	13.74	1.53	13.74
#FFFFFF	13.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272C39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39292E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #382838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.036 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f626e',
    500: '#382838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #382838;
$custom-light: #6f626e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#382838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30216,
    "c": 0.03598,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#382838

secondary

#536953

accent

#B96E6E

background

#F6F5F6

surface

#ECEAEB

border

#C7C6C6

text

#070507

muted

#7A797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #382838

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

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