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#37204e color: Powerful Violet

#37204e is rgb(55, 32, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.734% 0.08335 304.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

29.7%
0.083
305°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #37204e

#37204e is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Powerful Violet (#372252). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #37204e mixed with white

  1. 37204e
  2. 48345f
  3. 5a4870
  4. 6d5d81
  5. 817392
  6. 9489a4
  7. a99fb6
  8. beb7c8
  9. d3ceda
  10. e9e6ec

Darker: #37204e mixed with black

  1. 37204e
  2. 2e1a43
  3. 261538
  4. 1e0f2d
  5. 160a23
  6. 0f0619
  7. 08030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #37204e with less saturation

  1. 37204e
  2. 36224b
  3. 352348
  4. 342544
  5. 332641
  6. 32283e
  7. 31293b
  8. 302a37
  9. 2f2b34
  10. 2e2c31

Questions about #37204e

What color is #37204e?

#37204e is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Powerful Violet. In RGB it is rgb(55, 32, 78), in HSL hsl(270, 41.82%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.734% 0.08335 304.955).

What colors go well with #37204e?

The complementary color of #37204e is #243400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #222856 and #451a3d. The triadic partners are #482200 and #003832.

Is white or black text more readable on #37204e?

White text reads better on #37204e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37204e a warm or cool color?

#37204e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.083.