#3E255D#3E255D

#3E255D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.097 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E255D
RGB	rgb(62, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(267, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(267, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.59, 24.82, -29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.59, 38.37, 310.31°)
OKLab	oklab(32.59% 0.0514 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(32.59% 0.097 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.6235, 3.1376, 10.7158)
Luminance	0.0314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E255D #445D25

analogous

#25285D #3E255D #5A255D

triadic

#3E255D #5D3E25 #255D3E

tetradic

#3E255D #5D2528 #445D25 #255D5A

square

#3E255D #5D2528 #445D25 #255D5A

split-complementary

#3E255D #5D5A25 #285D25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #211431 #3E255D #5B3689 #7848B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.90

#3E255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#3E255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E255D

12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E255D	1.00	12.90	1.63	12.90
#FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E315F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17315C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38303D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.097 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76608b',
    500: '#3e255d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e255d;
$custom-light: #76608b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.786,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32586,
    "c": 0.09733,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E255D

secondary

#72904D

accent

#D3559B

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#08050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E255D

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

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