#3C2491#3C2491

#3C2491 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.167 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C2491
RGB	rgb(60, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.53, 40.73, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.53, 69.31, 305.99°)
OKLab	oklab(36.74% 0.0425 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(36.74% 0.167 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.6036, 4.2663, 27.2054)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C2491 #799124

analogous

#244291 #3C2491 #722491

triadic

#3C2491 #913C24 #24913C

tetradic

#3C2491 #912442 #799124 #249172

square

#3C2491 #912442 #799124 #249172

split-complementary

#3C2491 #917224 #429124

monochromatic

#130C2F #281860 #3C2491 #5030C2 #7559D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.33

#3C2491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#3C2491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C2491

11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C2491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C2491	1.00	11.33	1.85	11.33
#FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F4258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c2491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.167 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c61b2',
    500: '#3c2491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c2491;
$custom-light: #7c61b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c2491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.211,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36741,
    "c": 0.16701,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C2491

secondary

#A4BA56

accent

#E344C0

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C2491

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

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