#3C16B4#3C16B4
#3C16B4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.219 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C16B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 22, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 78%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 88%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.24, 56.97, -74.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.24, 93.81, 307.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.05% 0.0387 -0.2151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.05% 0.219 280.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3860, 4.8289, 43.5559) |
| Luminance | 0.0483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 0.49
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 3.41
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 3.68
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.69
Mediumblue
#0000CD
ΔE00 3.93
Ultramarine Blue
#1805DB
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C16B4 #8EB416
analogous
#163FB4 #3C16B4 #8B16B4
triadic
#3C16B4 #B43C16 #16B43C
tetradic
#3C16B4 #B4163F #8EB416 #16B48B
square
#3C16B4 #B4163F #8EB416 #16B48B
split-complementary
#3C16B4 #B48B16 #3FB416
monochromatic
#180947 #2A0F7D #3C16B4 #5223E4 #7D5AEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.68
#3C16B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.97
#3C16B4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C16B4
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C16B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C16B4 | 1.00 | 10.68 | 1.97 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0038B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c16b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 22, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.219 280.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845dcc',
500: '#3c16b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c16b4; $custom-light: #845dcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c16b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 22,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.43,
"s": 78.218,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39046,
"c": 0.21853,
"h": 280.2
},
"luminance": 0.0483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C16B4
secondary
#B2CE58
accent
#F533C6
background
#F8F5FC
surface
#F0E9F9
border
#CBC5D2
text
#0D0514
muted
#7D7982