#3E255C#3E255C

#3E255C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.096 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E255C
RGB	rgb(62, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(267, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(267, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.52, 24.53, -28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.52, 37.76, 310.52°)
OKLab	oklab(32.51% 0.0513 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(32.51% 0.096 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.5795, 3.1200, 10.4841)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E255C #435C25

analogous

#25275C #3E255C #5A255C

triadic

#3E255C #5C3E25 #255C3E

tetradic

#3E255C #5C2527 #435C25 #255C5A

square

#3E255C #5C2527 #435C25 #255C5A

split-complementary

#3E255C #5C5A25 #275C25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #211330 #3E255C #5B3788 #7948B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#3E255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#3E255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E255C

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E255C	1.00	12.93	1.62	12.93
#FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F315E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18315B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.096 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75608a',
    500: '#3e255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e255c;
$custom-light: #75608a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32514,
    "c": 0.09594,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E255C

secondary

#718F4D

accent

#D2559A

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E255C

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

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