#3E1256#3E1256

#3E1256 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.118 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E1256
RGB	rgb(62, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.15, 33.62, -31.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.15, 46.22, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(29.21% 0.077 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(29.21% 0.118 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.8823, 2.1287, 9.0087)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E1256 #2A5612

analogous

#1C1256 #3E1256 #56124C

triadic

#3E1256 #563E12 #12563E

tetradic

#3E1256 #561C12 #2A5612 #124C56

square

#3E1256 #561C12 #2A5612 #124C56

split-complementary

#3E1256 #4C5612 #12561C

monochromatic

#120519 #1A0723 #3E1256 #621D89 #8727BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#3E1256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#3E1256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E1256

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E1256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E1256	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#062955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B2133

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e1256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.118 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#765586',
    500: '#3e1256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e1256;
$custom-light: #765586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e1256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29212,
    "c": 0.1183,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E1256

secondary

#558F35

accent

#E83F7B

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9EF

border

#C8C5CA

text

#09030B

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E1256

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

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