#3F256C#3F256C

#3F256C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.118 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F256C
RGB	rgb(63, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.81, 29.46, -37.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.81, 47.37, 308.44°)
OKLab	oklab(33.86% 0.0525 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(33.86% 0.118 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4175, 3.4625, 14.5674)
Luminance	0.0346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue

#191970

ΔE00 6.89

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F256C #526C25

analogous

#252E6C #3F256C #62256C

triadic

#3F256C #6C3F25 #256C3F

tetradic

#3F256C #6C252E #526C25 #256C62

square

#3F256C #6C252E #526C25 #256C62

split-complementary

#3F256C #6C6225 #2E6C25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #24153E #3F256C #5A359A #764AC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.41

#3F256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#3F256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3F256C

12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3F256C	1.00	12.41	1.69	12.41
#FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00356E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#343544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.118 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786197',
    500: '#3f256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f256c;
$custom-light: #786197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.972,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33858,
    "c": 0.118,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F256C

secondary

#819F4E

accent

#D94FA6

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F256C

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

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