#3e0966

Color #3e0966

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3e0966

RGB

rgb(62, 9, 102)

HSL

hsl(274.2, 83.8%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.2, 91.2%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 91.2%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(16.4, 40.99, -41.99)

LCH

lch(16.4, 58.68, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.1442, 303.78)

HWB

hwb(274.2, 3.5%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#316609

Analogous

#100966

#3e0966

#660960

Triadic

#3e0966

#663e09

#09663e

Split-complementary

#3e0966

#606609

#096610

Tetradic

#3e0966

#660931

#316609

#09663e

Square

#3e0966

#661009

#316609

#096066

Shades

Color #3e0966 mixed toward black.

#340855

#290644

#1f0533

#150322

#0a0211

Tints

Color #3e0966 mixed toward white.

#630ea3

#8814e0

#a748ef

#c485f4

#e2c2fa

Tones

Color #3e0966 mixed toward gray.

#3d115e

#3c1957

#3b204f

#3a2847

#39303f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f5a · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#313456 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#3c4e4b · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 25.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e0966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e0966]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#3e0966 (#3e0966) is rgb(62, 9, 102) in RGB.

No, #3e0966 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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