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#372156 color: Stormy Night

#372156 is rgb(55, 33, 86) in RGB and oklch(30.503% 0.09292 300.086) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

30.5%
0.093
300°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • violet-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.51:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #372156

#372156 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.87:1 contrast and black text 1.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #372156 mixed with white

  1. 372156
  2. 483566
  3. 5a4a77
  4. 6d5f87
  5. 807498
  6. 948aa9
  7. a8a0ba
  8. bdb7cb
  9. d3cfdc
  10. e9e7ed

Darker: #372156 mixed with black

  1. 372156
  2. 2e1b4a
  3. 26163e
  4. 1e1032
  5. 160b27
  6. 0f061c
  7. 080312
  8. 030108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #372156 with less saturation

  1. 372156
  2. 362352
  3. 35254e
  4. 34274b
  5. 332847
  6. 332a43
  7. 322b3f
  8. 312c3b
  9. 302d37
  10. 302e33

Questions about #372156

What color is #372156?

#372156 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Stormy Night. In RGB it is rgb(55, 33, 86), in HSL hsl(264.91, 44.54%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.503% 0.09292 300.086).

What colors go well with #372156?

The complementary color of #372156 is #2a3500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e2a5d and #481a45. The triadic partners are #4f2000 and #003b31.

Is white or black text more readable on #372156?

White text reads better on #372156: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and black gives 1.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #372156 a warm or cool color?

#372156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 30.5% and its chroma 0.093.