#3E298C#3E298C
#3E298C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.155 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E298C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 41, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 70.7%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.27, 36.69, -51.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.27, 63.45, 305.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.17% 0.0423 -0.1488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.17% 0.155 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5117, 4.5030, 25.2792) |
| Luminance | 0.0450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.81
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.10
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.17
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.77
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.81
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E298C #778C29
analogous
#29468C #3E298C #6F298C
triadic
#3E298C #8C3E29 #298C3E
tetradic
#3E298C #8C2946 #778C29 #298C6F
square
#3E298C #8C2946 #778C29 #298C6F
split-complementary
#3E298C #8C6F29 #468C29
monochromatic
#140D2D #291B5D #3E298C #5337BB #775FD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.05
#3E298C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#3E298C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E298C
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E298C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E298C | 1.00 | 11.05 | 1.90 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00398A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1C4357
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e298c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 41, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.155 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c64ae',
500: '#3e298c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e298c; $custom-light: #7c64ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e298c",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 41,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.727,
"s": 54.696,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37169,
"c": 0.15471,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.04503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E298C
secondary
#A3B65B
accent
#DE4ABF
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EEEBF4
border
#C9C6CE
text
#0A0510
muted
#7C7A7F