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#3A287C

#3a287c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3a287c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.23% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.0387

Complementary

  1. #3a287c
  2. #6a7c28

Split complementary

  1. #3a287c
  2. #7c6428
  3. #407c28

Analogous

  1. #28407c
  2. #3a287c
  3. #64287c

Triadic

  1. #3a287c
  2. #7c3a28
  3. #287c3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a287c
  2. #7c286a
  3. #6a7c28
  4. #287c3a

Square

  1. #3a287c
  2. #7c2840
  3. #6a7c28
  4. #287c64

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #1f1542
  3. #3a287c
  4. #553bb6
  5. #826dd0

Shades

#3a287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a287c
  2. #342470
  3. #2e2063
  4. #291c57
  5. #23184a
  6. #1d143e
  7. #171032
  8. #110c25
  9. #0c0819
  10. #06040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a287c
  2. #4e3e89
  3. #615396
  4. #7569a3
  5. #897eb0
  6. #9d94be
  7. #b0a9cb
  8. #c4bfd8
  9. #d8d4e5
  10. #ebeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a287c
  2. #41317c
  3. #483a7d
  4. #4f427d
  5. #564b7e
  6. #5d547e
  7. #645d7e
  8. #6b667f
  9. #726e7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38325b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00397f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00357a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #213d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #18337e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #19307b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d3564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a287c {
  color: #3a287c;
}
Background
.bg-3a287c {
  background-color: #3a287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a287c {
  border: 2px solid #3a287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a287c, #64287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.06 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.70 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.74 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.30 #c5d783 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3a287c  rgb(58, 40, 124)  hsl(253, 51%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#6a7c28  rgb(106, 124, 40)  hsl(73, 51%, 32%)  Avocado
#7c3a28  rgb(124, 58, 40)  hsl(13, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c3a  rgb(40, 124, 58)  hsl(133, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green