#3B0437#3B0437
#3B0437 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.104 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B0437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 4, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 87%, 12%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 93%, 23%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 93.2%, 6.8%, 76.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(11.22, 32.07, -18.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(11.22, 36.79, 330.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(24.87% 0.0918 -0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(24.87% 0.104 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.5366, 1.2927, 3.7296) |
| Luminance | 0.0129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Eggplant
#380835
ΔE00 1.24
Aubergine
#3D0734
ΔE00 1.75
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 2.33
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 3.29
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 3.64
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B0437 #043B08
analogous
#24043B #3B0437 #3B041B
triadic
#3B0437 #373B04 #04373B
tetradic
#3B0437 #3B2404 #043B08 #041B3B
square
#3B0437 #3B2404 #043B08 #041B3B
split-complementary
#3B0437 #1B3B04 #043B24
monochromatic
#1D021B #1D021B #3B0437 #74086C #AE0CA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
16.69
#3B0437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.26
#3B0437 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B0437
16.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B0437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B0437 | 1.00 | 16.69 | 1.26 | 16.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 16.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 16.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#001938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#172136
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E0B1E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#1E1E1E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b0437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 4, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.104 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#744c6e',
500: '#3b0437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b0437; $custom-light: #744c6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b0437",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 4,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.364,
"s": 87.302,
"l": 12.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.24866,
"c": 0.10442,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.01292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B0437
secondary
#1E7D25
accent
#FD3A2A
background
#F7F4F6
surface
#EDE7EB
border
#C8C3C6
text
#080107
muted
#7B777A