#3E1255#3E1255

#3E1255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.117 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E1255
RGB	rgb(62, 18, 85)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.07, 33.38, -31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.07, 45.67, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(29.13% 0.0772 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(29.13% 0.117 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.8423, 2.1127, 8.7980)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 5.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E1255 #295512

analogous

#1C1255 #3E1255 #55124A

triadic

#3E1255 #553E12 #12553E

tetradic

#3E1255 #551C12 #295512 #124A55

square

#3E1255 #551C12 #295512 #124A55

split-complementary

#3E1255 #4A5512 #12551C

monochromatic

#120519 #190722 #3E1255 #631D88 #8827BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.76

#3E1255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#3E1255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E1255

14.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E1255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E1255	1.00	14.76	1.42	14.76
#FFFFFF	14.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#072954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B2132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e1255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 18, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.117 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#765585',
    500: '#3e1255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e1255;
$custom-light: #765585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e1255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29129,
    "c": 0.1172,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E1255

secondary

#538E35

accent

#E8407A

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9EF

border

#C8C5CA

text

#09030B

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E1255

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

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