#3c244e

Color #3c244e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3c244e

RGB

rgb(60, 36, 78)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 36.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 53.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(19.11, 20.67, -21.59)

LCH

lch(19.11, 29.89, 313.75)

OKLCH

oklch(31.1%, 0.0775, 308.93)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 14.1%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#364e24

Analogous

#27244e

#3c244e

#4e244b

Triadic

#3c244e

#4e3c24

#244e3c

Split-complementary

#3c244e

#4b4e24

#244e27

Tetradic

#3c244e

#4e2436

#364e24

#244e3c

Square

#3c244e

#4e2724

#364e24

#244b4e

Shades

Color #3c244e mixed toward black.

#321e41

#281834

#1e1227

#140c1a

#0a060d

Tints

Color #3c244e mixed toward white.

#5f397b

#824ea8

#a178c0

#c1a5d5

#e0d2ea

Tones

Color #3c244e mixed toward gray.

#3c284b

#3b2b47

#3b2f44

#3a3240

#3a363d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333346 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#343644 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#3b403e · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c244e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c244e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#3c244e (#3c244e) is rgb(60, 36, 78) in RGB.

No, #3c244e 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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