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#3b2152 color: Powerful Violet

#3b2152 is rgb(59, 33, 82) in RGB and oklch(30.71% 0.0884 306.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

30.7%
0.088
306°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.53:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3b2152

#3b2152 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.7% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.77:1 contrast and black text 1.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Powerful Violet (#372252). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #3b2152 mixed with white

  1. 3b2152
  2. 4c3562
  3. 5e4973
  4. 705e84
  5. 837495
  6. 978aa6
  7. aba0b7
  8. bfb7c9
  9. d4cfdb
  10. e9e7ed

Darker: #3b2152 mixed with black

  1. 3b2152
  2. 321b46
  3. 29163b
  4. 21102f
  5. 190b25
  6. 11061a
  7. 090311
  8. 040108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3b2152 with less saturation

  1. 3b2152
  2. 3a234f
  3. 39254b
  4. 382748
  5. 362845
  6. 352a41
  7. 342b3e
  8. 332c3a
  9. 322d37
  10. 312e33

Questions about #3b2152

What color is #3b2152?

#3b2152 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Powerful Violet. In RGB it is rgb(59, 33, 82), in HSL hsl(271.84, 42.61%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.71% 0.0884 306.395).

What colors go well with #3b2152?

The complementary color of #3b2152 is #243700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25295b and #4a1b40. The triadic partners are #4c2400 and #003b35.

Is white or black text more readable on #3b2152?

White text reads better on #3b2152: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and black gives 1.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3b2152 a warm or cool color?

#3b2152 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 30.7% and its chroma 0.088.