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#3d2172 color: Explorer of the Galaxies

#3d2172 is rgb(61, 33, 114) in RGB and oklch(33.509% 0.13149 293.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

33.5%
0.131
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3d2172

#3d2172 is a deep dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.5% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.66:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Explorer of the Galaxies (#3a1f76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3d2172 mixed with white

  1. 3d2172
  2. 4d3881
  3. 5e4d8f
  4. 70629d
  5. 8377ab
  6. 968dba
  7. aaa3c8
  8. bfbad5
  9. d4d0e3
  10. e9e7f1

Darker: #3d2172 mixed with black

  1. 3d2172
  2. 341b62
  3. 2b1653
  4. 221044
  5. 1a0b36
  6. 120628
  7. 0a031b
  8. 04010e
  9. 010004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3d2172 with less saturation

  1. 3d2172
  2. 3c256c
  3. 3b2867
  4. 3a2b61
  5. 392d5b
  6. 392f55
  7. 38314f
  8. 383349
  9. 373443
  10. 37353d

Questions about #3d2172

What color is #3d2172?

#3d2172 is deep dark violet. The closest named color is Explorer of the Galaxies. In RGB it is rgb(61, 33, 114), in HSL hsl(260.74, 55.1%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.509% 0.13149 293.984).

What colors go well with #3d2172?

The complementary color of #3d2172 is #373b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #112f79 and #55145c. The triadic partners are #5e2100 and #004433.

Is white or black text more readable on #3d2172?

White text reads better on #3d2172: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3d2172 a warm or cool color?

#3d2172 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 33.5% and its chroma 0.131.