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#3C1956

#3c1956 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c1956 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.23% cyan, 70.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 274.43°, with 54.95% saturation and 21.76% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 8.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0233

Complementary

  1. #3c1956
  2. #335619

Split complementary

  1. #3c1956
  2. #515619
  3. #19561d

Analogous

  1. #1d1956
  2. #3c1956
  3. #561951

Triadic

  1. #3c1956
  2. #563c19
  3. #19563c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1956
  2. #561933
  3. #335619
  4. #19563c

Square

  1. #3c1956
  2. #561d19
  3. #335619
  4. #195156

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0510
  2. #13081b
  3. #3c1956
  4. #652a91
  5. #8e40c8

Shades

#3c1956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1956
  2. #36174d
  3. #301445
  4. #2a123c
  5. #240f34
  6. #1e0d2b
  7. #180a22
  8. #12081a
  9. #0c0511
  10. #060309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1956
  2. #503067
  3. #634778
  4. #775e89
  5. #8a759a
  6. #9e8cab
  7. #b1a3bb
  8. #c5bacc
  9. #d8d1dd
  10. #ece8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1956
  2. #43235a
  3. #4a2e5e
  4. #503863
  5. #574267
  6. #5e4d6b
  7. #65576f
  8. #6c6173
  9. #726b78
  10. #79767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322440 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c2a55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #382635 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232357 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #272455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a2144 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1956 {
  color: #3c1956;
}
Background
.bg-3c1956 {
  background-color: #3c1956;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1956 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 55% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1956, #561951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 86 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.15 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.24 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.30 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.09 #000080 Navy ΔE 12.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.44 #c3e6a9 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3c1956  rgb(60, 25, 86)  hsl(274, 55%, 22%)  Persian Indigo
#335619  rgb(51, 86, 25)  hsl(94, 55%, 22%)  Lincoln Green
#563c19  rgb(86, 60, 25)  hsl(34, 55%, 22%)  Sepia
#19563c  rgb(25, 86, 60)  hsl(154, 55%, 22%)  Hunter Green