#38296D#38296D

#38296D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.113 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38296D
RGB	rgb(56, 41, 109)
HSL	hsl(253, 45%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(253, 62%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.05, 25.58, -37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.05, 45.30, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0369 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.113 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.1834, 3.5306, 14.8734)
Luminance	0.0353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38296D #5E6D29

analogous

#293C6D #38296D #5A296D

triadic

#38296D #6D3829 #296D38

tetradic

#38296D #6D293C #5E6D29 #296D5A

square

#38296D #6D293C #5E6D29 #296D5A

split-complementary

#38296D #6D5A29 #3C6D29

monochromatic

#0B0816 #211841 #38296D #4F3A99 #6A52BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.31

#38296D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#38296D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38296D

12.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38296D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38296D	1.00	12.31	1.71	12.31
#FFFFFF	12.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#273846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38296d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 41, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.113 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736397',
    500: '#38296d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38296d;
$custom-light: #736397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38296d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.235,
    "s": 45.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33878,
    "c": 0.11299,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38296D

secondary

#8E9F53

accent

#D553B8

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#08050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38296D

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

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