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#3a1950 color: Obsidian Orchid

#3a1950 is rgb(58, 25, 80) in RGB and oklch(29.095% 0.0994 309.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

29.1%
0.099
309°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3a1950

#3a1950 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 29.1% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.64:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obsidian Orchid (#3f1d50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #3a1950 mixed with white

  1. 3a1950
  2. 4b2e61
  3. 5d4472
  4. 705983
  5. 836f94
  6. 9786a5
  7. ab9db7
  8. bfb5c9
  9. d4cddb
  10. e9e6ed

Darker: #3a1950 mixed with black

  1. 3a1950
  2. 311444
  3. 281039
  4. 200b2e
  5. 180724
  6. 10041a
  7. 090210
  8. 040107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a1950 with less saturation

  1. 3a1950
  2. 391c4c
  3. 371e49
  4. 362145
  5. 342342
  6. 33243e
  7. 31263b
  8. 302837
  9. 2e2933
  10. 2d2a2f

Questions about #3a1950

What color is #3a1950?

#3a1950 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Obsidian Orchid. In RGB it is rgb(58, 25, 80), in HSL hsl(276, 52.38%, 20.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.095% 0.0994 309.159).

What colors go well with #3a1950?

The complementary color of #3a1950 is #1b3400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23225b and #49113b. The triadic partners are #452100 and #003633.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a1950?

White text reads better on #3a1950: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a1950 a warm or cool color?

#3a1950 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 29.1% and its chroma 0.099.