#3E256C#3E256C

#3E256C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.118 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E256C
RGB	rgb(62, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(261, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(261, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.69, 29.22, -37.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.69, 47.38, 308.07°)
OKLab	oklab(33.74% 0.051 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(33.74% 0.118 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3542, 3.4299, 14.5644)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue

#191970

ΔE00 6.70

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E256C #536C25

analogous

#252F6C #3E256C #61256C

triadic

#3E256C #6C3E25 #256C3E

tetradic

#3E256C #6C252F #536C25 #256C61

square

#3E256C #6C252F #536C25 #256C61

split-complementary

#3E256C #6C6125 #2F6C25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #24153E #3E256C #58359A #744AC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.46

#3E256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#3E256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E256C

12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E256C	1.00	12.46	1.69	12.46
#FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#323544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.118 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776197',
    500: '#3e256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e256c;
$custom-light: #776197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.127,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33744,
    "c": 0.1179,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E256C

secondary

#829F4E

accent

#D94FA8

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E256C

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

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