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#3a255a color: Stormy Night

#3a255a is rgb(58, 37, 90) in RGB and oklch(31.891% 0.09224 299.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

31.9%
0.092
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3a255a

#3a255a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.19:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3a255a mixed with white

  1. 3a255a
  2. 4b396a
  3. 5d4d7a
  4. 6f628a
  5. 82779a
  6. 968cab
  7. aaa2bb
  8. bfb9cc
  9. d4d0dd
  10. e9e7ee

Darker: #3a255a mixed with black

  1. 3a255a
  2. 311f4d
  3. 281941
  4. 201335
  5. 180d29
  6. 10081e
  7. 090413
  8. 040209
  9. 010003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a255a with less saturation

  1. 3a255a
  2. 392756
  3. 382952
  4. 372a4f
  5. 372c4b
  6. 362d47
  7. 352e43
  8. 34303f
  9. 34313b
  10. 333237

Questions about #3a255a

What color is #3a255a?

#3a255a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Stormy Night. In RGB it is rgb(58, 37, 90), in HSL hsl(263.77, 41.73%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.891% 0.09224 299.425).

What colors go well with #3a255a?

The complementary color of #3a255a is #2e3800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #202e61 and #4b1e49. The triadic partners are #532300 and #003f34.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a255a?

White text reads better on #3a255a: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a255a a warm or cool color?

#3a255a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.092.