#38287D#38287D

#38287D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.137 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38287D
RGB	rgb(56, 40, 125)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 68%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.13, 31.41, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.13, 55.60, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(35.08% 0.0367 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(35.08% 0.137 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.0902, 3.8387, 19.8181)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38287D #6D7D28

analogous

#28437D #38287D #62287D

triadic

#38287D #7D3828 #287D38

tetradic

#38287D #7D2843 #6D7D28 #287D62

square

#38287D #7D2843 #6D7D28 #287D62

split-complementary

#38287D #7D6228 #437D28

monochromatic

#0E0A20 #23194F #38287D #4D37AB #6C56C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.88

#38287D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#38287D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38287D

11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38287D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38287D	1.00	11.88	1.77	11.88
#FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00357B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C3D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38287d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 40, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.137 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7663a3',
    500: '#38287d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38287d;
$custom-light: #7663a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38287d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.294,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35076,
    "c": 0.13675,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38287D

secondary

#9DAE53

accent

#DB4DC0

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDEAF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#09050F

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38287D

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

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