#3B0236#3B0236

#3B0236 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.107 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B0236
RGB	rgb(59, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(305, 93%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(305, 97%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.6%, 8.5%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.85, 32.80, -17.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.85, 37.36, 331.39°)
OKLab	oklab(24.58% 0.0945 -0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(24.58% 0.107 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.4912, 1.2398, 3.5974)
Luminance	0.0124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B0236 #023B07

analogous

#24023B #3B0236 #3B021A

triadic

#3B0236 #363B02 #02363B

tetradic

#3B0236 #3B2402 #023B07 #021A3B

square

#3B0236 #3B2402 #023B07 #021A3B

split-complementary

#3B0236 #1A3B02 #023B24

monochromatic

#1E011B #1E011B #3B0236 #76046C #B106A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.83

#3B0236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#3B0236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B0236

16.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B0236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B0236	1.00	16.83	1.25	16.83
#FFFFFF	16.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#162035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E091C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b0236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.107 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#744b6d',
    500: '#3b0236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b0236;
$custom-light: #744b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b0236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.263,
    "s": 93.443,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24577,
    "c": 0.10659,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B0236

secondary

#1A7E23

accent

#FF3C29

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EB

border

#C8C3C6

text

#080107

muted

#7B777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B0236

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

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