#3a3243

Color #3a3243

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3a3243

RGB

rgb(58, 50, 67)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 14.5%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 25.4%, 26.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 73.7%)

LAB

lab(22.25, 7.55, -9.28)

LCH

lch(22.25, 11.96, 309.13)

OKLCH

oklch(33.3%, 0.0313, 306.03)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 19.6%, 73.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b4332

Analogous

#323243

#3a3243

#423243

Triadic

#3a3243

#433a32

#32433a

Split-complementary

#3a3243

#434232

#324332

Tetradic

#3a3243

#43323b

#3b4332

#32433a

Square

#3a3243

#433232

#3b4332

#324342

Shades

Color #3a3243 mixed toward black.

#302a38

#27212d

#1d1921

#131116

#0a080b

Tints

Color #3a3243 mixed toward white.

#5a4e68

#7b6a8e

#9c8eab

#bdb4c7

#ded9e3

Tones

Color #3a3243 mixed toward gray.

#3a3341

#3a3540

#3a363f

#3a383d

#3a393c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37373f · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#37383e · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#3a3c3c · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a3243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a3243]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#3a3243 (#3a3243) is rgb(58, 50, 67) in RGB.

No, #3a3243 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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