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#3e609f color: Blue Dahlia

#3e609f is rgb(62, 96, 159) in RGB and oklch(49.422% 0.10877 261.776) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

49.4%
0.109
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #3e609f

#3e609f is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dahlia (#415e9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3e609f mixed with white

  1. 3e609f
  2. 506fa9
  3. 627fb3
  4. 748ebd
  5. 879ec7
  6. 9aaed0
  7. aebeda
  8. c2cee3
  9. d6deed
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3e609f mixed with black

  1. 3e609f
  2. 35528a
  3. 2b4575
  4. 233861
  5. 1a2c4d
  6. 12203b
  7. 0a1529
  8. 040a18
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3e609f with less saturation

  1. 3e609f
  2. 426199
  3. 466193
  4. 49618d
  5. 4d6287
  6. 516281
  7. 54627b
  8. 576275
  9. 5b626e
  10. 5e6268

Questions about #3e609f

What color is #3e609f?

#3e609f is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(62, 96, 159), in HSL hsl(218.97, 43.89%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.422% 0.10877 261.776).

What colors go well with #3e609f?

The complementary color of #3e609f is #805a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b94 and #63549a. The triadic partners are #964545 and #3a7134.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e609f?

White text reads better on #3e609f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e609f a warm or cool color?

#3e609f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.109.