#3F256D#3F256D

#3F256D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.119 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F256D
RGB	rgb(63, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.89, 29.75, -37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.89, 47.97, 308.34°)
OKLab	oklab(33.94% 0.0524 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(33.94% 0.119 296)
XYZ	xyz(5.4711, 3.4839, 14.8492)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue

#191970

ΔE00 6.78

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F256D #536D25

analogous

#252F6D #3F256D #63256D

triadic

#3F256D #6D3F25 #256D3F

tetradic

#3F256D #6D252F #536D25 #256D63

square

#3F256D #6D252F #536D25 #256D63

split-complementary

#3F256D #6D6325 #2F6D25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #25153F #3F256D #59359B #764BC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.38

#3F256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#3F256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3F256D

12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3F256D	1.00	12.38	1.70	12.38
#FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00356F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#333545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.119 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786197',
    500: '#3f256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f256d;
$custom-light: #786197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.667,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33939,
    "c": 0.11934,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.03484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F256D

secondary

#82A04E

accent

#D94FA7

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F256D

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

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