#3B1CAE#3B1CAE

#3B1CAE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.208 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B1CAE
RGB	rgb(59, 28, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 72%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 83.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.20, 53.00, -71.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.20, 88.61, 306.74°)
OKLab	oklab(38.8% 0.037 -0.205)
OKLCH	oklch(38.8% 0.208 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8564, 4.8155, 40.4463)
Luminance	0.0482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B1CAE #8FAE1C

analogous

#1C46AE #3B1CAE #841CAE

triadic

#3B1CAE #AE3B1C #1CAE3B

tetradic

#3B1CAE #AE1C46 #8FAE1C #1CAE84

square

#3B1CAE #AE1C46 #8FAE1C #1CAE84

split-complementary

#3B1CAE #AE841C #46AE1C

monochromatic

#170B45 #291479 #3B1CAE #502ADD #7C5FE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.70

#3B1CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#3B1CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B1CAE

10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B1CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B1CAE	1.00	10.70	1.96	10.70
#FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0038AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b1cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 28, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.208 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825fc8',
    500: '#3b1cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b1cae;
$custom-light: #825fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b1cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.74,
    "s": 72.277,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38795,
    "c": 0.20828,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B1CAE

secondary

#B2CA5C

accent

#EF39C8

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0EAF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0513

muted

#7D7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B1CAE

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