#3b353e

Color #3b353e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b353e

RGB

rgb(59, 53, 62)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.8%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 14.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(23.08, 4.68, -4.65)

LCH

lch(23.08, 6.6, 315.18)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.0175, 314.54)

HWB

hwb(280, 20.8%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#383e35

Analogous

#36353e

#3b353e

#3e353c

Triadic

#3b353e

#3e3b35

#353e3b

Split-complementary

#3b353e

#3c3e35

#353e36

Tetradic

#3b353e

#3e3538

#383e35

#353e3b

Square

#3b353e

#3e3635

#383e35

#353c3e

Shades

Color #3b353e mixed toward black.

#312c34

#272329

#1d1a1f

#141215

#0a090a

Tints

Color #3b353e mixed toward white.

#5d5361

#7e7285

#9f94a4

#bfb8c2

#dfdbe1

Tones

Color #3b353e mixed toward gray.

#3b363d

#3a363c

#3a373c

#3a383b

#3a393a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383c · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#39393b · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#3b3a3a · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b353e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b353e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#3b353e (#3b353e) is rgb(59, 53, 62) in RGB.

No, #3b353e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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