#3E3040#3E3040

#3E3040 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.034 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E3040
RGB	rgb(62, 48, 64)
HSL	hsl(293, 14%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(293, 25%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 25%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.97, 9.78, -7.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.97, 12.41, 322.04°)
OKLab	oklab(33.12% 0.0265 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(33.12% 0.034 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.9689, 3.5083, 5.3176)
Luminance	0.0351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E3040 #324030

analogous

#363040 #3E3040 #40303A

triadic

#3E3040 #403E30 #30403E

tetradic

#3E3040 #403630 #324030 #303A40

square

#3E3040 #403630 #324030 #303A40

split-complementary

#3E3040 #3A4030 #304036

monochromatic

#110D11 #1C161D #3E3040 #604A63 #826486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.34

#3E3040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#3E3040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E3040

12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E3040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E3040	1.00	12.34	1.70	12.34
#FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32353F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F3236

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e3040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 48, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.034 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736874',
    500: '#3e3040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e3040;
$custom-light: #736874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e3040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33116,
    "c": 0.03354,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E3040

secondary

#5E705C

accent

#B7717A

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EDEBED

border

#C8C6C8

text

#080608

muted

#7B7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E3040

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

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