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#3b366e color: American Blue

#3b366e is rgb(59, 54, 110) in RGB and oklch(36.79% 0.09371 284.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

36.8%
0.094
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #3b366e

#3b366e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 36.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.83:1 contrast and black text 1.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is American Blue (#3b3b6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #3b366e mixed with white

  1. 3b366e
  2. 4c497c
  3. 5d5b8b
  4. 6f6f99
  5. 8282a8
  6. 9696b6
  7. aaaac5
  8. bfbfd3
  9. d4d4e2
  10. e9e9f0

Darker: #3b366e mixed with black

  1. 3b366e
  2. 322e5f
  3. 292550
  4. 211e41
  5. 191633
  6. 110f26
  7. 090819
  8. 04030e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3b366e with less saturation

  1. 3b366e
  2. 3b3769
  3. 3b3965
  4. 3c3a60
  5. 3c3b5c
  6. 3c3c57
  7. 3d3d52
  8. 3d3d4e
  9. 3e3e49
  10. 3e3f44

Questions about #3b366e

What color is #3b366e?

#3b366e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 54, 110), in HSL hsl(245.36, 34.15%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.79% 0.09371 284.861).

What colors go well with #3b366e?

The complementary color of #3b366e is #474100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #173f6f and #512e61. The triadic partners are #662c0d and #004e32.

Is white or black text more readable on #3b366e?

White text reads better on #3b366e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and black gives 1.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3b366e a warm or cool color?

#3b366e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 36.8% and its chroma 0.094.