#3E3440#3E3440

#3E3440 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.025 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E3440
RGB	rgb(62, 52, 64)
HSL	hsl(290, 10%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(290, 19%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.17, 7.08, -5.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.17, 9.18, 320.55°)
OKLab	oklab(34.04% 0.0191 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(34.04% 0.025 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1399, 3.8503, 5.3746)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E3440 #364034

analogous

#383440 #3E3440 #40343C

triadic

#3E3440 #403E34 #34403E

tetradic

#3E3440 #403834 #364034 #343C40

square

#3E3440 #403834 #364034 #343C40

split-complementary

#3E3440 #3C4034 #344038

monochromatic

#100E11 #1D191E #3E3440 #5F4F62 #7F6B84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.86

#3E3440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#3E3440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E3440

11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E3440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E3440	1.00	11.86	1.77	11.86
#FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#333741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e3440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 52, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.025 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#736b74',
    500: '#3e3440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e3440;
$custom-light: #736b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e3440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 10.345,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34039,
    "c": 0.02466,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E3440

secondary

#636F60

accent

#B3757F

background

#F6F6F7

surface

#ECEBED

border

#C7C6C8

text

#080608

muted

#7B7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E3440

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

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