#3C0838#3C0838

#3C0838 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.100 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C0838
RGB	rgb(60, 8, 56)
HSL	hsl(305, 76%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(305, 87%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 6.7%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.09, 30.80, -17.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.09, 35.35, 330.61°)
OKLab	oklab(25.55% 0.0881 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(25.55% 0.1 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6641, 1.4201, 3.8744)
Luminance	0.0142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C0838 #083C0C

analogous

#26083C #3C0838 #3C081E

triadic

#3C0838 #383C08 #08383C

tetradic

#3C0838 #3C2608 #083C0C #081E3C

square

#3C0838 #3C2608 #083C0C #081E3C

split-complementary

#3C0838 #1E3C08 #083C26

monochromatic

#1B0419 #1B0419 #3C0838 #720F6A #A8169D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.36

#3C0838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#3C0838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C0838

16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C0838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C0838	1.00	16.36	1.28	16.36
#FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#041B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#192237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F0E1F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c0838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 8, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.100 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#744e6f',
    500: '#3c0838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c0838;
$custom-light: #744e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c0838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.615,
    "s": 76.471,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25545,
    "c": 0.10023,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C0838

secondary

#257B2C

accent

#F34335

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EC

border

#C8C3C7

text

#080207

muted

#7B787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C0838

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

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