#3C21AE#3C21AE

#3C21AE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.204 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C21AE
RGB	rgb(60, 33, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(251, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 81%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.03, 50.93, -69.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.03, 86.28, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.39% 0.0362 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(39.39% 0.204 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0449, 5.1036, 40.4919)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C21AE #93AE21

analogous

#214DAE #3C21AE #8221AE

triadic

#3C21AE #AE3C21 #21AE3C

tetradic

#3C21AE #AE214D #93AE21 #21AE82

square

#3C21AE #AE214D #93AE21 #21AE82

split-complementary

#3C21AE #AE8221 #4DAE21

monochromatic

#190D47 #2A177B #3C21AE #5334D8 #7F67E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#3C21AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#3C21AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C21AE

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C21AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C21AE	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c21ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 33, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.204 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8262c8',
    500: '#3c21ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c21ae;
$custom-light: #8262c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c21ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39385,
    "c": 0.20427,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C21AE

secondary

#B4C863

accent

#EB3DCA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0513

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C21AE

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

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