#3b3849

Color #3b3849

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3b3849

RGB

rgb(59, 56, 73)

HSL

hsl(250.6, 13.2%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.6, 23.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(24.45, 5.47, -9.95)

LCH

lch(24.45, 11.35, 298.8)

OKLCH

oklch(35.1%, 0.0295, 292.92)

HWB

hwb(250.6, 22%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464938

Analogous

#383e49

#3b3849

#443849

Triadic

#3b3849

#493b38

#38493b

Split-complementary

#3b3849

#494438

#3e4938

Tetradic

#3b3849

#493846

#464938

#38493b

Square

#3b3849

#49383e

#464938

#384944

Shades

Color #3b3849 mixed toward black.

#312f3d

#272531

#1e1c25

#141318

#0a090c

Tints

Color #3b3849 mixed toward white.

#58546d

#756f91

#9893ac

#bab7c8

#dddbe3

Tones

Color #3b3849 mixed toward gray.

#3c3948

#3d3b46

#3e3c45

#3f3e43

#403f42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.85:1

White text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a45 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#3a3a44 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#3b4242 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b3849;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b3849]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#3b3849 (#3b3849) is rgb(59, 56, 73) in RGB.

No, #3b3849 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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