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#3e286a color: Fading Horizon

#3e286a is rgb(62, 40, 106) in RGB and oklch(34.097% 0.11047 295.282) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

34.1%
0.110
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e286a

#3e286a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.23:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, 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: #3e286a mixed with white

  1. 3e286a
  2. 4e3c79
  3. 605188
  4. 726597
  5. 847aa5
  6. 988fb4
  7. aba5c3
  8. c0bbd2
  9. d4d1e1
  10. e9e8f0

Darker: #3e286a mixed with black

  1. 3e286a
  2. 35215b
  3. 2b1b4d
  4. 23153f
  5. 1a0f31
  6. 120924
  7. 0a0418
  8. 04020d
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3e286a with less saturation

  1. 3e286a
  2. 3d2b65
  3. 3c2d60
  4. 3c2f5c
  5. 3b3157
  6. 3a3252
  7. 3a344d
  8. 393548
  9. 393643
  10. 38373d

Questions about #3e286a

What color is #3e286a?

#3e286a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(62, 40, 106), in HSL hsl(260, 45.21%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.097% 0.11047 295.282).

What colors go well with #3e286a?

The complementary color of #3e286a is #373d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c3370 and #531f57. The triadic partners are #5f2400 and #004636.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e286a?

White text reads better on #3e286a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e286a a warm or cool color?

#3e286a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 34.1% and its chroma 0.11.