#38313D#38313D

#38313D is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.023 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38313D
RGB	rgb(56, 49, 61)
HSL	hsl(275, 11%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(275, 20%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 76.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.48, 5.90, -6.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.48, 8.70, 312.67°)
OKLab	oklab(32.54% 0.0151 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(32.54% 0.023 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.5714, 3.3743, 4.8771)
Luminance	0.0337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38313D #363D31

analogous

#32313D #38313D #3D313C

triadic

#38313D #3D3831 #313D38

tetradic

#38313D #3D3231 #363D31 #313C3D

square

#38313D #3D3231 #363D31 #313C3D

split-complementary

#38313D #3C3D31 #313D32

monochromatic

#100E11 #19161B #38313D #574C5F #766881

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.54

#38313D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#38313D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38313D

12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38313D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38313D	1.00	12.54	1.67	12.54
#FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F333E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31343D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38313d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 49, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.023 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e6972',
    500: '#38313d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38313d;
$custom-light: #6e6972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38313d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 10.909,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3254,
    "c": 0.02293,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38313D

secondary

#646D5D

accent

#B4748F

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#ECEBEC

border

#C7C6C7

text

#070608

muted

#7A7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #38313D

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

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