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#3e246f color: Explorer of the Galaxies

#3e246f is rgb(62, 36, 111) in RGB and oklch(33.829% 0.1234 294.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

33.8%
0.123
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e246f

#3e246f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.45:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #3e246f mixed with white

  1. 3e246f
  2. 4e3a7e
  3. 5f4e8c
  4. 71639b
  5. 8478a9
  6. 978eb8
  7. aba4c6
  8. bfbad4
  9. d4d1e2
  10. e9e8f1

Darker: #3e246f mixed with black

  1. 3e246f
  2. 351e60
  3. 2b1851
  4. 231242
  5. 1a0c34
  6. 120727
  7. 0a041a
  8. 04020e
  9. 010004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3e246f with less saturation

  1. 3e246f
  2. 3d276a
  3. 3c2a64
  4. 3b2d5f
  5. 3b2f59
  6. 3a3154
  7. 39324e
  8. 393449
  9. 383543
  10. 38363d

Questions about #3e246f

What color is #3e246f?

#3e246f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Explorer of the Galaxies. In RGB it is rgb(62, 36, 111), in HSL hsl(260.8, 51.02%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.829% 0.1234 294.882).

What colors go well with #3e246f?

The complementary color of #3e246f is #373c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #173176 and #55195a. The triadic partners are #5f2300 and #004535.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e246f?

White text reads better on #3e246f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e246f a warm or cool color?

#3e246f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 33.8% and its chroma 0.123.