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#3d256d color: Fading Horizon

#3d256d is rgb(61, 37, 109) in RGB and oklch(33.713% 0.11916 294.48) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

33.7%
0.119
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3d256d

#3d256d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.7% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.47:1 contrast and black text 1.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3d256d mixed with white

  1. 3d256d
  2. 4d3a7c
  3. 5e4f8a
  4. 716499
  5. 8379a8
  6. 978eb6
  7. aba4c5
  8. bfbad3
  9. d4d1e2
  10. e9e8f0

Darker: #3d256d mixed with black

  1. 3d256d
  2. 341f5e
  3. 2b194f
  4. 221341
  5. 1a0d33
  6. 120826
  7. 0a0419
  8. 04020d
  9. 010004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3d256d with less saturation

  1. 3d256d
  2. 3c2868
  3. 3b2b63
  4. 3b2d5d
  5. 3a2f58
  6. 393153
  7. 39324d
  8. 383448
  9. 383543
  10. 37363d

Questions about #3d256d

What color is #3d256d?

#3d256d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(61, 37, 109), in HSL hsl(260, 49.32%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.713% 0.11916 294.48).

What colors go well with #3d256d?

The complementary color of #3d256d is #373c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #173174 and #541a59. The triadic partners are #5f2200 and #004534.

Is white or black text more readable on #3d256d?

White text reads better on #3d256d: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and black gives 1.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3d256d a warm or cool color?

#3d256d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 33.7% and its chroma 0.119.