#3b3253

Color #3b3253

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b3253

RGB

rgb(59, 50, 83)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 24.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 39.8%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(23.12, 12.33, -18.64)

LCH

lch(23.12, 22.35, 303.48)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0576, 295.72)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 19.6%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5332

Analogous

#323a53

#3b3253

#4c3253

Triadic

#3b3253

#533b32

#32533b

Split-complementary

#3b3253

#534c32

#3a5332

Tetradic

#3b3253

#53324a

#4a5332

#32533b

Square

#3b3253

#53323a

#4a5332

#32534c

Shades

Color #3b3253 mixed toward black.

#312a45

#272137

#1e192a

#14111c

#0a080e

Tints

Color #3b3253 mixed toward white.

#574a7a

#7362a1

#9689b8

#b9b1d0

#dcd8e7

Tones

Color #3b3253 mixed toward gray.

#3c3550

#3e384e

#3f3a4b

#403d48

#414045

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.77:1

White text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37374d · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#38384b · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#3b4746 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b3253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b3253]

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

#3b3253 (#3b3253) is rgb(59, 50, 83) in RGB.

No, #3b3253 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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