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#3E287C

#3e287c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e287c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 255.71°, 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.04

Complementary

  1. #3e287c
  2. #667c28

Split complementary

  1. #3e287c
  2. #7c6828
  3. #3c7c28

Analogous

  1. #283c7c
  2. #3e287c
  3. #68287c

Triadic

  1. #3e287c
  2. #7c3e28
  3. #287c3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e287c
  2. #7c2866
  3. #667c28
  4. #287c3e

Square

  1. #3e287c
  2. #7c283c
  3. #667c28
  4. #287c68

Monochromatic

  1. #08050f
  2. #211542
  3. #3e287c
  4. #5b3bb6
  5. #876dd0

Shades

#3e287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e287c
  2. #382470
  3. #322063
  4. #2b1c57
  5. #25184a
  6. #1f143e
  7. #191032
  8. #130c25
  9. #0c0819
  10. #06040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e287c
  2. #513e89
  3. #655396
  4. #7869a3
  5. #8b7eb0
  6. #9f94be
  7. #b2a9cb
  8. #c5bfd8
  9. #d8d4e5
  10. #eceaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e287c
  2. #45317c
  3. #4b3a7d
  4. #52427d
  5. #584b7e
  6. #5f547e
  7. #665d7e
  8. #6c667f
  9. #736e7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b325b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00367a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a3c4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d347e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e317b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e287c {
  color: #3e287c;
}
Background
.bg-3e287c {
  background-color: #3e287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e287c {
  border: 2px solid #3e287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e287c, #68287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.12 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.09 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.25 #c1d783 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3e287c  rgb(62, 40, 124)  hsl(256, 51%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#667c28  rgb(102, 124, 40)  hsl(76, 51%, 32%)  Avocado
#7c3e28  rgb(124, 62, 40)  hsl(16, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c3e  rgb(40, 124, 62)  hsl(136, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green