#3c1956

Color #3c1956

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.49 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3c1956

RGB

rgb(60, 25, 86)

HSL

hsl(274.4, 55%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.4, 70.9%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(17.12, 29.55, -30.17)

LCH

lch(17.12, 42.23, 314.41)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.1076, 307.45)

HWB

hwb(274.4, 9.8%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#335619

Analogous

#1d1956

#3c1956

#561952

Triadic

#3c1956

#563c19

#19563c

Split-complementary

#3c1956

#525619

#19561d

Tetradic

#3c1956

#561933

#335619

#19563c

Square

#3c1956

#561d19

#335619

#195256

Shades

Color #3c1956 mixed toward black.

#321548

#281139

#1e0d2b

#14081d

#0a040e

Tints

Color #3c1956 mixed toward white.

#60288a

#8437bd

#a364d2

#c298e1

#e0cbf0

Tones

Color #3c1956 mixed toward gray.

#3b1e51

#3b234c

#3a2847

#392d42

#38323d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#30304c · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#32344a · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#3b4441 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c1956;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c1956]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#3c1956 (#3c1956) is rgb(60, 25, 86) in RGB.

No, #3c1956 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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