#3C2396#3C2396

#3C2396 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.174 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C2396
RGB	rgb(60, 35, 150)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 76.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.84, 42.79, -58.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.84, 72.61, 306.11°)
OKLab	oklab(37.11% 0.042 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(37.11% 0.174 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9678, 4.3642, 29.2708)
Luminance	0.0437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C2396 #7D9623

analogous

#234496 #3C2396 #762396

triadic

#3C2396 #963C23 #23963C

tetradic

#3C2396 #962344 #7D9623 #239676

square

#3C2396 #962344 #7D9623 #239676

split-complementary

#3C2396 #967623 #449623

monochromatic

#140C33 #281764 #3C2396 #502FC8 #765BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.21

#3C2396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#3C2396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C2396

11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C2396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C2396	1.00	11.21	1.87	11.21
#FFFFFF	11.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c2396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 35, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.174 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d61b6',
    500: '#3c2396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c2396;
$custom-light: #7d61b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c2396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37108,
    "c": 0.17419,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C2396

secondary

#A7BD58

accent

#E543C2

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C2396

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

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