#3C2498#3C2498

#3C2498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.176 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C2498
RGB	rgb(60, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(252, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.23, 42.88, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.23, 73.14, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(37.44% 0.0407 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(37.44% 0.176 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1601, 4.4889, 30.1361)
Luminance	0.0449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C2498 #809824

analogous

#244698 #3C2498 #762498

triadic

#3C2498 #983C24 #24983C

tetradic

#3C2498 #982446 #809824 #249876

square

#3C2498 #982446 #809824 #249876

split-complementary

#3C2498 #987624 #469824

monochromatic

#150D35 #281867 #3C2498 #5030C9 #775ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.07

#3C2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#3C2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C2498

11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C2498	1.00	11.07	1.90	11.07
#FFFFFF	11.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.176 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d62b7',
    500: '#3c2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c2498;
$custom-light: #7d62b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.414,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37439,
    "c": 0.17558,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C2498

secondary

#A9BE5A

accent

#E543C3

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C2498

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

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