#3C1256#3C1256

#3C1256 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.118 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C1256
RGB	rgb(60, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.83, 33.18, -32.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.83, 46.27, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(28.92% 0.074 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(28.92% 0.118 309)
XYZ	xyz(3.7592, 2.0652, 9.0029)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C1256 #2C5612

analogous

#1A1256 #3C1256 #56124E

triadic

#3C1256 #563C12 #12563C

tetradic

#3C1256 #561A12 #2C5612 #124E56

square

#3C1256 #561A12 #2C5612 #124E56

split-complementary

#3C1256 #4E5612 #12561A

monochromatic

#120519 #190723 #3C1256 #5F1D89 #8327BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.86

#3C1256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#3C1256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C1256

14.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C1256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C1256	1.00	14.86	1.41	14.86
#FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#022855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#382233

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c1256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.118 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#755486',
    500: '#3c1256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c1256;
$custom-light: #755486;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c1256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28916,
    "c": 0.11763,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.02065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C1256

secondary

#578F35

accent

#E83F80

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9EF

border

#C8C5CA

text

#09030B

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C1256

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

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