#3e3a42

Color #3e3a42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3e3a42

RGB

rgb(62, 58, 66)

HSL

hsl(270, 6.5%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 12.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.09, 3.55, -4.3)

LCH

lch(25.09, 5.58, 309.54)

OKLCH

oklch(35.6%, 0.0146, 308.05)

HWB

hwb(270, 22.7%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e423a

Analogous

#3a3a42

#3e3a42

#423a42

Triadic

#3e3a42

#423e3a

#3a423e

Split-complementary

#3e3a42

#42423a

#3a423a

Tetradic

#3e3a42

#423a3e

#3e423a

#3a423e

Square

#3e3a42

#423a3a

#3e423a

#3a4242

Shades

Color #3e3a42 mixed toward black.

#343037

#29272c

#1f1d21

#151316

#0a0a0b

Tints

Color #3e3a42 mixed toward white.

#5e5864

#7e7687

#9e98a5

#bfbac3

#dfdde1

Tones

Color #3e3a42 mixed toward gray.

#3e3b41

#3e3c40

#3e3d3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c40 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#3d3d40 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#3e3f3e · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e3a42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e3a42]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#3e3a42 (#3e3a42) is rgb(62, 58, 66) in RGB.

No, #3e3a42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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