#3e288e

Color #3e288e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3e288e

RGB

rgb(62, 40, 142)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 56%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 71.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(25.24, 37.89, -53.05)

LCH

lch(25.24, 65.19, 305.54)

OKLCH

oklch(37.2%, 0.1585, 285.67)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 15.7%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788e28

Analogous

#28458e

#3e288e

#71288e

Triadic

#3e288e

#8e3e28

#288e3e

Split-complementary

#3e288e

#8e7128

#458e28

Tetradic

#3e288e

#8e2878

#788e28

#288e3e

Square

#3e288e

#8e2845

#788e28

#288e71

Shades

Color #3e288e mixed toward black.

#342176

#291b5f

#1f1447

#150d2f

#0a0718

Tints

Color #3e288e mixed toward white.

#5134b9

#6f54cf

#937fdb

#b7aae7

#dbd4f3

Tones

Color #3e288e mixed toward gray.

#433186

#48397d

#4d4275

#514a6c

#565364

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#36367e · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#37387a · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#3d706d · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e288e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e288e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#3e288e (#3e288e) is rgb(62, 40, 142) in RGB.

No, #3e288e 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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