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#3e285f color: Soft dark violet

#3e285f is rgb(62, 40, 95) in RGB and oklch(33.275% 0.09492 299.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

33.3%
0.095
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e285f

#3e285f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.3% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.55:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3e285f mixed with white

  1. 3e285f
  2. 4f3c6f
  3. 60507e
  4. 72648e
  5. 85799e
  6. 988eae
  7. aca4be
  8. c0bace
  9. d5d1de
  10. eae8ee

Darker: #3e285f mixed with black

  1. 3e285f
  2. 352152
  3. 2b1b44
  4. 231538
  5. 1a0f2c
  6. 120920
  7. 0a0415
  8. 04020a
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3e285f with less saturation

  1. 3e285f
  2. 3d2a5b
  3. 3c2c57
  4. 3b2e53
  5. 3a2f4f
  6. 3a304b
  7. 393247
  8. 383343
  9. 37343f
  10. 37353a

Questions about #3e285f

What color is #3e285f?

#3e285f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Soft dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(62, 40, 95), in HSL hsl(264, 40.74%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.275% 0.09492 299.705).

What colors go well with #3e285f?

The complementary color of #3e285f is #313c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #233166 and #50214d. The triadic partners are #582600 and #004337.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e285f?

White text reads better on #3e285f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e285f a warm or cool color?

#3e285f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 33.3% and its chroma 0.095.