#3b173b

Color #3b173b

A moderately saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 31.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b173b

RGB

rgb(59, 23, 59)

HSL

hsl(300, 43.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 61%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(14.73, 23.79, -15.36)

LCH

lch(14.73, 28.32, 327.15)

OKLCH

oklch(27.5%, 0.0784, 327.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 9%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#173b17

Analogous

#29173b

#3b173b

#3b1729

Triadic

#3b173b

#3b3b17

#173b3b

Split-complementary

#3b173b

#293b17

#173b29

Tetradic

#3b173b

#3b1717

#173b17

#173b3b

Square

#3b173b

#3b2917

#173b17

#17293b

Shades

Color #3b173b mixed toward black.

#311331

#270f27

#1e0c1e

#140814

#0a040a

Tints

Color #3b173b mixed toward white.

#6e2b6e

#a23fa2

#c365c3

#d798d7

#ebcceb

Tones

Color #3b173b mixed toward gray.

#381a38

#351d35

#322032

#2f232f

#2c262c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f35 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#313333 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#3a2f2e · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b173b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b173b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#3b173b (#3b173b) is rgb(59, 23, 59) in RGB.

No, #3b173b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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