#3F255F#3F255F

#3F255F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.100 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F255F
RGB	rgb(63, 37, 95)
HSL	hsl(267, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(267, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 61.1%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.85, 25.67, -30.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.85, 39.60, 310.41°)
OKLab	oklab(32.85% 0.0529 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(32.85% 0.1 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.7765, 3.2061, 11.1915)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F255F #455F25

analogous

#25285F #3F255F #5C255F

triadic

#3F255F #5F3F25 #255F3F

tetradic

#3F255F #5F2528 #455F25 #255F5C

square

#3F255F #5F2528 #455F25 #255F5C

split-complementary

#3F255F #5F5C25 #285F25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #221433 #3F255F #5C368B #7947B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#3F255F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#3F255F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3F255F

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F255F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3F255F	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C3261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16325E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39313E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f255f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 37, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.100 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76618d',
    500: '#3f255f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f255f;
$custom-light: #76618d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f255f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 43.939,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32854,
    "c": 0.10033,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F255F

secondary

#73924D

accent

#D4549A

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F255F

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

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