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#3a3d71 color: American Blue

#3a3d71 is rgb(58, 61, 113) in RGB and oklch(38.403% 0.08753 278.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

38.4%
0.088
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #3a3d71

#3a3d71 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.07:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is American Blue (#3b3b6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #3a3d71 mixed with white

  1. 3a3d71
  2. 4b4f7f
  3. 5c618d
  4. 6f749b
  5. 8286a9
  6. 969ab7
  7. aaadc6
  8. bec1d4
  9. d4d6e2
  10. e9eaf1

Darker: #3a3d71 mixed with black

  1. 3a3d71
  2. 313461
  3. 282b52
  4. 202243
  5. 181a35
  6. 101227
  7. 090a1a
  8. 04040e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3a3d71 with less saturation

  1. 3a3d71
  2. 3b3e6d
  3. 3b3f68
  4. 3c4064
  5. 3d405f
  6. 3e415b
  7. 3f4256
  8. 404252
  9. 41434d
  10. 424348

Questions about #3a3d71

What color is #3a3d71?

#3a3d71 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 61, 113), in HSL hsl(236.73, 32.16%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.403% 0.08753 278.93).

What colors go well with #3a3d71?

The complementary color of #3a3d71 is #4f4300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #164670 and #513567. The triadic partners are #6a301d and #025132.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a3d71?

White text reads better on #3a3d71: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a3d71 a warm or cool color?

#3a3d71 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.088.