#3C0438#3C0438

#3C0438 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.106 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C0438
RGB	rgb(60, 4, 56)
HSL	hsl(304, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(304, 93%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 93.3%, 6.7%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.51, 32.49, -18.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.51, 37.28, 330.64°)
OKLab	oklab(25.13% 0.093 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(25.13% 0.106 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6207, 1.3332, 3.8599)
Luminance	0.0133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C0438 #043C08

analogous

#24043C #3C0438 #3C041C

triadic

#3C0438 #383C04 #04383C

tetradic

#3C0438 #3C2404 #043C08 #041C3C

square

#3C0438 #3C2404 #043C08 #041C3C

split-complementary

#3C0438 #1C3C04 #043C24

monochromatic

#1D021B #1D021B #3C0438 #75086E #AF0CA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.58

#3C0438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#3C0438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C0438

16.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C0438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C0438	1.00	16.58	1.27	16.58
#FFFFFF	16.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F0B1E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c0438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 4, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.106 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#744d6f',
    500: '#3c0438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c0438;
$custom-light: #744d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c0438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.286,
    "s": 87.5,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25128,
    "c": 0.1058,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C0438

secondary

#1E7E25

accent

#FE392A

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EC

border

#C8C3C7

text

#080107

muted

#7B777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C0438

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

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