#38304C#38304C

#38304C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.050 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38304C
RGB	rgb(56, 48, 76)
HSL	hsl(257, 23%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(257, 37%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.86, 10.62, -15.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.86, 19.17, 303.63°)
OKLab	oklab(33.05% 0.0223 -0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(33.05% 0.05 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.9920, 3.4764, 7.2968)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38304C #444C30

analogous

#30364C #38304C #46304C

triadic

#38304C #4C3830 #304C38

tetradic

#38304C #4C3036 #444C30 #304C46

square

#38304C #4C3036 #444C30 #304C46

split-complementary

#38304C #4C4630 #364C30

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #1C1826 #38304C #544872 #6F5F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.39

#38304C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#38304C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38304C

12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38304C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38304C	1.00	12.39	1.70	12.39
#FFFFFF	12.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29344D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A344B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34353A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38304c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 48, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.050 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f687e',
    500: '#38304c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38304c;
$custom-light: #6f687e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38304c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 22.581,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33052,
    "c": 0.04951,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38304C

secondary

#737D5B

accent

#BF69A6

background

#F6F6F7

surface

#ECEBEE

border

#C7C6C9

text

#07060A

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38304C

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

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