#3F256A#3F256A

#3F256A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.115 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F256A
RGB	rgb(63, 37, 106)
HSL	hsl(263, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(263, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.65, 28.87, -36.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.65, 46.19, 308.68°)
OKLab	oklab(33.7% 0.0526 -0.1026)
OKLCH	oklch(33.7% 0.115 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3123, 3.4204, 14.0132)
Luminance	0.0342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue

#191970

ΔE00 7.13

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F256A #506A25

analogous

#252D6A #3F256A #61256A

triadic

#3F256A #6A3F25 #256A3F

tetradic

#3F256A #6A252D #506A25 #256A61

square

#3F256A #6A252D #506A25 #256A61

split-complementary

#3F256A #6A6125 #2D6A25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #24153D #3F256A #5A3597 #764AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.47

#3F256A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#3F256A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3F256A

12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F256A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3F256A	1.00	12.47	1.68	12.47
#FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#043369

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#353443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f256a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 37, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.115 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786195',
    500: '#3f256a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f256a;
$custom-light: #786195;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f256a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.609,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33698,
    "c": 0.11531,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F256A

secondary

#7F9D4E

accent

#D850A5

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F256A

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

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