#3e147c

Color #3e147c

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3e147c

RGB

rgb(62, 20, 124)

HSL

hsl(264.2, 72.2%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.2, 83.9%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 83.9%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(19.96, 42.67, -50.4)

LCH

lch(19.96, 66.04, 310.25)

OKLCH

oklch(33%, 0.1583, 293.96)

HWB

hwb(264.2, 7.8%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#527c14

Analogous

#141e7c

#3e147c

#72147c

Triadic

#3e147c

#7c3e14

#147c3e

Split-complementary

#3e147c

#7c7214

#1e7c14

Tetradic

#3e147c

#7c1452

#527c14

#147c3e

Square

#3e147c

#7c141e

#527c14

#147c72

Shades

Color #3e147c mixed toward black.

#341167

#290d53

#1f0a3e

#150729

#0a0315

Tints

Color #3e147c mixed toward white.

#581cb0

#742ddd

#9761e6

#b996ee

#dccaf7

Tones

Color #3e147c mixed toward gray.

#401d73

#41256b

#432e62

#453759

#463f51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#31306e · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#33356a · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#3d605d · ΔE 31.2

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e147c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e147c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#3e147c (#3e147c) is rgb(62, 20, 124) in RGB.

No, #3e147c 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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