#38296E#38296E

#38296E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.114 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38296E
RGB	rgb(56, 41, 110)
HSL	hsl(253, 46%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(253, 63%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 62.7%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.13, 25.91, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.13, 45.92, 304.35°)
OKLab	oklab(33.96% 0.0369 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(33.96% 0.114 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2375, 3.5522, 15.1585)
Luminance	0.0355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38296E #5F6E29

analogous

#293D6E #38296E #5A296E

triadic

#38296E #6E3829 #296E38

tetradic

#38296E #6E293D #5F6E29 #296E5A

square

#38296E #6E293D #5F6E29 #296E5A

split-complementary

#38296E #6E5A29 #3D6E29

monochromatic

#0B0816 #211841 #38296E #4F3A9B #6A53BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.28

#38296E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#38296E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38296E

12.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38296E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38296E	1.00	12.28	1.71	12.28
#FFFFFF	12.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003670

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#273947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38296e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 41, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.114 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736398',
    500: '#38296e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38296e;
$custom-light: #736398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38296e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 45.695,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3396,
    "c": 0.11442,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38296E

secondary

#8FA053

accent

#D552B9

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#08050E

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38296E

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

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