#3b383f

Color #3b383f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b383f

RGB

rgb(59, 56, 63)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 5.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 11.1%, 24.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 11.1%, 0%, 75.3%)

LAB

lab(24.05, 2.92, -3.87)

LCH

lch(24.05, 4.85, 307.04)

OKLCH

oklch(34.6%, 0.0127, 305.07)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 22%, 75.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c3f38

Analogous

#38383f

#3b383f

#3e383f

Triadic

#3b383f

#3f3b38

#383f3b

Split-complementary

#3b383f

#3f3e38

#383f38

Tetradic

#3b383f

#3f383c

#3c3f38

#383f3b

Square

#3b383f

#3f3838

#3c3f38

#383f3e

Shades

Color #3b383f mixed toward black.

#312f34

#27252a

#1d1c1f

#141315

#0a090a

Tints

Color #3b383f mixed toward white.

#5b5761

#7c7584

#9c97a3

#bdbac2

#dedce0

Tones

Color #3b383f mixed toward gray.

#3b383e

#3b393e

#3b3a3d

#3b3b3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a3d · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#3a3a3d · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#3b3c3c · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b383f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b383f]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#3b383f (#3b383f) is rgb(59, 56, 63) in RGB.

No, #3b383f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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