#3e3457

Color #3e3457

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3e3457

RGB

rgb(62, 52, 87)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 25.2%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 40.2%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 40.2%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(24.22, 13.16, -19.55)

LCH

lch(24.22, 23.57, 303.95)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.0607, 296.31)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 20.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5734

Analogous

#343c57

#3e3457

#503457

Triadic

#3e3457

#573e34

#34573e

Split-complementary

#3e3457

#575034

#3c5734

Tetradic

#3e3457

#57344d

#4d5734

#34573e

Square

#3e3457

#57343c

#4d5734

#345750

Shades

Color #3e3457 mixed toward black.

#342b49

#29233a

#1f1a2c

#15111d

#0a090f

Tints

Color #3e3457 mixed toward white.

#5a4b7e

#7664a3

#988bba

#bbb2d1

#ddd8e8

Tones

Color #3e3457 mixed toward gray.

#3f3754

#413a51

#423d4e

#43404b

#444349

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.83:1

White text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a50 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#3a3b4e · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#3e4a49 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e3457;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e3457]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#3e3457 (#3e3457) is rgb(62, 52, 87) in RGB.

No, #3e3457 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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