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#3e2139 color: Profound Mauve

#3e2139 is rgb(62, 33, 57) in RGB and oklch(29.607% 0.05827 333.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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310°
100%

29.6%
0.058
334°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-800
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e2139

#3e2139 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 29.6% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 334°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.18:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Profound Mauve (#40243d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-800.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #3e2139 mixed with white

  1. 3e2139
  2. 50344a
  3. 62485d
  4. 745d6f
  5. 877282
  6. 9a8896
  7. ae9faa
  8. c1b6bf
  9. d6ced4
  10. eae6e9

Darker: #3e2139 mixed with black

  1. 3e2139
  2. 351b30
  3. 2b1628
  4. 23101f
  5. 1a0b17
  6. 120610
  7. 0a0309
  8. 040104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3e2139 with less saturation

  1. 3e2139
  2. 3c2238
  3. 3b2437
  4. 392535
  5. 382634
  6. 362733
  7. 342932
  8. 322a31
  9. 312b2f
  10. 2f2c2e

Questions about #3e2139

What color is #3e2139?

#3e2139 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Profound Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(62, 33, 57), in HSL hsl(310.34, 30.53%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.607% 0.05827 333.521).

What colors go well with #3e2139?

The complementary color of #3e2139 is #11351f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #332545 and #441f2a. The triadic partners are #372c02 and #00343e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e2139?

White text reads better on #3e2139: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e2139 a warm or cool color?

#3e2139 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 334 degrees, its lightness 29.6% and its chroma 0.058.