Skip to the color picker

#3a204d color: Powerful Violet

#3a204d is rgb(58, 32, 77) in RGB and oklch(30.052% 0.08302 308.922) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

275°
100%

30.1%
0.083
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #3a204d

#3a204d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.06:1 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 dark purple colors

Lighter: #3a204d mixed with white

  1. 3a204d
  2. 4b345e
  3. 5d486f
  4. 705d80
  5. 837391
  6. 9789a3
  7. ab9fb5
  8. bfb7c7
  9. d4ceda
  10. e9e6ec

Darker: #3a204d mixed with black

  1. 3a204d
  2. 311a42
  3. 281537
  4. 200f2c
  5. 180a22
  6. 100618
  7. 09030f
  8. 040107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a204d with less saturation

  1. 3a204d
  2. 39224a
  3. 382447
  4. 362544
  5. 352741
  6. 34283e
  7. 33293b
  8. 322b38
  9. 302c34
  10. 2f2d31

Questions about #3a204d

What color is #3a204d?

#3a204d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Powerful Violet. In RGB it is rgb(58, 32, 77), in HSL hsl(274.67, 41.28%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.052% 0.08302 308.922).

What colors go well with #3a204d?

The complementary color of #3a204d is #213500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #262756 and #471a3c. The triadic partners are #482400 and #003935.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a204d?

White text reads better on #3a204d: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a204d a warm or cool color?

#3a204d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 30.1% and its chroma 0.083.