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Crisp Plum Fold

#38162e
Notes

Crisp Plum Fold (#38162E) is a deep magenta with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (318°, 44%, 15%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#38162e
RGB
rgb(56, 22, 46)
HSL
hsl(318, 44%, 15%)
HWB
hwb(318 9% 78%)
OKLCH
oklch(26.1% 0.065 339.9)
HSV
hsv(318, 61%, 22%)
LAB
lab(13.30% 20.60 -8.29)
LCH
lch(13.30% 22.21 338.09)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 61%, 18%, 78%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#38162e
Original
#181f2f
Protanopia
#21242d
Deuteranopia
#3b171f
Tritanopia
#1f1f1f
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
15.88:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
1.32:1

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