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#3C287C

#3c287c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c287c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.61% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.0393

Complementary

  1. #3c287c
  2. #687c28

Split complementary

  1. #3c287c
  2. #7c6628
  3. #3e7c28

Analogous

  1. #283e7c
  2. #3c287c
  3. #66287c

Triadic

  1. #3c287c
  2. #7c3c28
  3. #287c3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c287c
  2. #7c2868
  3. #687c28
  4. #287c3c

Square

  1. #3c287c
  2. #7c283e
  3. #687c28
  4. #287c66

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #201542
  3. #3c287c
  4. #583bb6
  5. #856dd0

Shades

#3c287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c287c
  2. #362470
  3. #302063
  4. #2a1c57
  5. #24184a
  6. #1e143e
  7. #181032
  8. #120c25
  9. #0c0819
  10. #06040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c287c
  2. #503e89
  3. #635396
  4. #7769a3
  5. #8a7eb0
  6. #9e94be
  7. #b1a9cb
  8. #c5bfd8
  9. #d8d4e5
  10. #eceaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c287c
  2. #43317c
  3. #4a3a7d
  4. #50427d
  5. #574b7e
  6. #5e547e
  7. #655d7e
  8. #6c667f
  9. #726e7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a325b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00367a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #263d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b337e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c317b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c287c {
  color: #3c287c;
}
Background
.bg-3c287c {
  background-color: #3c287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c287c {
  border: 2px solid #3c287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c287c, #66287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.08 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.80 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.00 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.32 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.54 #c3d783 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3c287c  rgb(60, 40, 124)  hsl(254, 51%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#687c28  rgb(104, 124, 40)  hsl(74, 51%, 32%)  Avocado
#7c3c28  rgb(124, 60, 40)  hsl(14, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c3c  rgb(40, 124, 60)  hsl(134, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green