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#3e286b color: Fading Horizon

#3e286b is rgb(62, 40, 107) in RGB and oklch(34.175% 0.11186 294.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

34.2%
0.112
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e286b

#3e286b is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 34.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.2:1 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: #3e286b mixed with white

  1. 3e286b
  2. 4e3d7a
  3. 605189
  4. 726597
  5. 847aa6
  6. 978fb5
  7. aba5c4
  8. c0bbd2
  9. d4d1e1
  10. e9e8f0

Darker: #3e286b mixed with black

  1. 3e286b
  2. 35215c
  3. 2b1b4e
  4. 23153f
  5. 1a0f32
  6. 120925
  7. 0a0418
  8. 04020d
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3e286b with less saturation

  1. 3e286b
  2. 3d2b66
  3. 3c2d61
  4. 3c2f5c
  5. 3b3157
  6. 3a3252
  7. 3a344d
  8. 393548
  9. 393643
  10. 39373e

Questions about #3e286b

What color is #3e286b?

#3e286b is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(62, 40, 107), in HSL hsl(259.7, 45.58%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.175% 0.11186 294.929).

What colors go well with #3e286b?

The complementary color of #3e286b is #383d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b3371 and #541e58. The triadic partners are #602300 and #004636.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e286b?

White text reads better on #3e286b: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e286b a warm or cool color?

#3e286b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 34.2% and its chroma 0.112.