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#3c1956 color: Obsidian Orchid

#3c1956 is rgb(60, 25, 86) in RGB and oklch(29.841% 0.10754 307.461) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

29.8%
0.108
307°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • purple-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.47:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3c1956

#3c1956 is a deep very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 29.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.33:1 contrast and black text 1.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obsidian Orchid (#3f1d50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #3c1956 mixed with white

  1. 3c1956
  2. 4d2f66
  3. 5f4477
  4. 715a87
  5. 847098
  6. 9887a9
  7. ac9eba
  8. c0b5cb
  9. d5cddc
  10. eae6ee

Darker: #3c1956 mixed with black

  1. 3c1956
  2. 33144a
  3. 2a103e
  4. 210b32
  5. 190727
  6. 11041c
  7. 0a0212
  8. 040108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3c1956 with less saturation

  1. 3c1956
  2. 3b1c52
  3. 391f4e
  4. 38224a
  5. 362446
  6. 352642
  7. 33283e
  8. 32293a
  9. 302b36
  10. 2f2c32

Questions about #3c1956

What color is #3c1956?

#3c1956 is deep very dark purple. The closest named color is Obsidian Orchid. In RGB it is rgb(60, 25, 86), in HSL hsl(274.43, 54.95%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.841% 0.10754 307.461).

What colors go well with #3c1956?

The complementary color of #3c1956 is #1f3500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #232361 and #4c1040. The triadic partners are #482200 and #003834.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c1956?

White text reads better on #3c1956: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and black gives 1.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c1956 a warm or cool color?

#3c1956 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 29.8% and its chroma 0.108.