#3a3151

Color #3a3151

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3a3151

RGB

rgb(58, 49, 81)

HSL

hsl(256.9, 24.6%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.9, 39.5%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 39.5%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(22.62, 12.08, -18.1)

LCH

lch(22.62, 21.76, 303.72)

OKLCH

oklch(33.8%, 0.0561, 296.25)

HWB

hwb(256.9, 19.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485131

Analogous

#313851

#3a3151

#4a3151

Triadic

#3a3151

#513a31

#31513a

Split-complementary

#3a3151

#514a31

#385131

Tetradic

#3a3151

#513148

#485131

#31513a

Square

#3a3151

#513138

#485131

#31514a

Shades

Color #3a3151 mixed toward black.

#302944

#272136

#1d1929

#13101b

#0a080e

Tints

Color #3a3151 mixed toward white.

#564978

#7361a0

#9689b7

#b9b0cf

#dcd8e7

Tones

Color #3a3151 mixed toward gray.

#3b344e

#3c364c

#3e3949

#3f3c46

#403e44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#36364b · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#373749 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#3a4544 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a3151;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a3151]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#3a3151 (#3a3151) is rgb(58, 49, 81) in RGB.

No, #3a3151 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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