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#3C1951

#3c1951 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c1951 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.93% cyan, 69.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 52.83% saturation and 20.78% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 9.6.

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Relative luminance0.0225

Complementary

  1. #3c1951
  2. #2e5119

Split complementary

  1. #3c1951
  2. #4a5119
  3. #195120

Analogous

  1. #201951
  2. #3c1951
  3. #51194a

Triadic

  1. #3c1951
  2. #513c19
  3. #19513c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1951
  2. #51192e
  3. #2e5119
  4. #19513c

Square

  1. #3c1951
  2. #512019
  3. #2e5119
  4. #194a51

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0510
  2. #110717
  3. #3c1951
  4. #672b8b
  5. #923fc4

Shades

#3c1951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1951
  2. #361749
  3. #301441
  4. #2a1239
  5. #240f31
  6. #1e0d29
  7. #180a20
  8. #120818
  9. #0c0510
  10. #060308
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1951
  2. #503062
  3. #634774
  4. #775e85
  5. #8a7597
  6. #9e8ca8
  7. #b1a3b9
  8. #c5bacb
  9. #d8d1dc
  10. #ece8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1951
  2. #432356
  3. #4a2e5a
  4. #50385f
  5. #574264
  6. #5e4d69
  7. #65576d
  8. #6c6172
  9. #726b77
  10. #79767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32243d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #012853 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #122a50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #392432 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #252352 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #292450 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a2041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1951 {
  color: #3c1951;
}
Background
.bg-3c1951 {
  background-color: #3c1951;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1951 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 53% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1951, #51194a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 81 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.60 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.34 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.76 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.77 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.34 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.40 #c3e6ae Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3c1951  rgb(60, 25, 81)  hsl(278, 53%, 21%)  Persian Indigo
#2e5119  rgb(46, 81, 25)  hsl(98, 53%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#513c19  rgb(81, 60, 25)  hsl(38, 53%, 21%)  Sepia
#19513c  rgb(25, 81, 60)  hsl(158, 53%, 21%)  British Racing Green