#3E255B#3E255B

#3E255B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.095 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E255B
RGB	rgb(62, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(268, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(268, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.45, 24.25, -28.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.45, 37.16, 310.74°)
OKLab	oklab(32.44% 0.0513 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(32.44% 0.095 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.5361, 3.1026, 10.2554)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E255B #425B25

analogous

#25275B #3E255B #59255B

triadic

#3E255B #5B3E25 #255B3E

tetradic

#3E255B #5B2527 #425B25 #255B59

square

#3E255B #5B2527 #425B25 #255B59

split-complementary

#3E255B #5B5925 #275B25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #20132F #3E255B #5C3787 #7948B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.96

#3E255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#3E255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E255B

12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E255B	1.00	12.96	1.62	12.96
#FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10315D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19315A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#392F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.095 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75608a',
    500: '#3e255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e255b;
$custom-light: #75608a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.778,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32442,
    "c": 0.09456,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E255B

secondary

#708E4D

accent

#D25698

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08050B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E255B

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

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