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#3a204a color: Powerful Violet

#3a204a is rgb(58, 32, 74) in RGB and oklch(29.85% 0.07892 311.067) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

29.9%
0.079
311°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3a204a

#3a204a is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 29.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.14:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, 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: #3a204a mixed with white

  1. 3a204a
  2. 4b345b
  3. 5d486c
  4. 705d7d
  5. 83728f
  6. 9789a1
  7. ab9fb3
  8. bfb6c6
  9. d4ced9
  10. e9e6ec

Darker: #3a204a mixed with black

  1. 3a204a
  2. 311a3f
  3. 281535
  4. 200f2a
  5. 180a20
  6. 100617
  7. 09030e
  8. 040106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a204a with less saturation

  1. 3a204a
  2. 392247
  3. 382344
  4. 362542
  5. 35263f
  6. 34283c
  7. 332939
  8. 312a36
  9. 302b33
  10. 2f2c30

Questions about #3a204a

What color is #3a204a?

#3a204a is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Powerful Violet. In RGB it is rgb(58, 32, 74), in HSL hsl(277.14, 39.62%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.85% 0.07892 311.067).

What colors go well with #3a204a?

The complementary color of #3a204a is #1f3502. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #272753 and #471b39. The triadic partners are #452500 and #003836.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a204a?

White text reads better on #3a204a: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a204a a warm or cool color?

#3a204a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 29.9% and its chroma 0.079.