#3f3159

Color #3f3159

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.68 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3f3159

RGB

rgb(63, 49, 89)

HSL

hsl(261, 29%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 44.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 44.9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(23.59, 16.1, -21.85)

LCH

lch(23.59, 27.14, 306.38)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.0696, 298.85)

HWB

hwb(261, 19.2%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b5931

Analogous

#313759

#3f3159

#533159

Triadic

#3f3159

#593f31

#31593f

Split-complementary

#3f3159

#595331

#375931

Tetradic

#3f3159

#59314b

#4b5931

#31593f

Square

#3f3159

#593137

#4b5931

#315953

Shades

Color #3f3159 mixed toward black.

#35294a

#2a213b

#20192d

#15101e

#0b080f

Tints

Color #3f3159 mixed toward white.

#5b4781

#785fa7

#9a87bd

#bcafd3

#ddd7e9

Tones

Color #3f3159 mixed toward gray.

#403456

#413852

#423b4f

#433e4c

#444248

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.79:1

White text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393951 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#3a3b4f · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#3e4b49 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3f3159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3f3159]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#3f3159 (#3f3159) is rgb(63, 49, 89) in RGB.

No, #3f3159 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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