#3B156A#3B156A
#3B156A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.137 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B156A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 21, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 80.2%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.95, 36.83, -42.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.95, 55.94, 311.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.93% 0.0644 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.93% 0.137 298.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6726, 2.5067, 13.8705) |
| Luminance | 0.0251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.15
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.10
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 5.59
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.02
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B156A #446A15
analogous
#15196A #3B156A #66156A
triadic
#3B156A #6A3B15 #156A3B
tetradic
#3B156A #6A1519 #446A15 #156A66
square
#3B156A #6A1519 #446A15 #156A66
split-complementary
#3B156A #6A6615 #196A15
monochromatic
#0E051A #1F0B37 #3B156A #571F9D #7429D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.99
#3B156A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#3B156A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B156A
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B156A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B156A | 1.00 | 13.99 | 1.50 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002C6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002B68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F2C3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b156a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 21, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.137 298.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#765795',
500: '#3b156a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b156a; $custom-light: #765795; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b156a",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 21,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.824,
"s": 66.929,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30932,
"c": 0.1366,
"h": 298.1
},
"luminance": 0.02507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B156A
secondary
#73A13A
accent
#EA3E9D
background
#F7F5F9
surface
#EDE9F2
border
#C8C5CC
text
#09030D
muted
#7B787E