#3C256A#3C256A

#3C256A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.115 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C256A
RGB	rgb(60, 37, 106)
HSL	hsl(260, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(260, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.30, 28.14, -36.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.30, 46.20, 307.52°)
OKLab	oklab(33.36% 0.0481 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(33.36% 0.115 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.1259, 3.3243, 14.0045)
Luminance	0.0332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue

#191970

ΔE00 6.57

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C256A #536A25

analogous

#25306A #3C256A #5E256A

triadic

#3C256A #6A3C25 #256A3C

tetradic

#3C256A #6A2530 #536A25 #256A5E

square

#3C256A #6A2530 #536A25 #256A5E

split-complementary

#3C256A #6A5E25 #306A25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #22153D #3C256A #563597 #714AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.61

#3C256A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#3C256A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C256A

12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C256A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C256A	1.00	12.61	1.66	12.61
#FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003269

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#303443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c256a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 37, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.115 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#766195',
    500: '#3c256a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c256a;
$custom-light: #766195;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c256a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33356,
    "c": 0.11499,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C256A

secondary

#839D4E

accent

#D850AB

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDE9F2

border

#C8C5CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C256A

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

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