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#3f245f color: Fading Horizon

#3f245f is rgb(63, 36, 95) in RGB and oklch(32.68% 0.10203 302.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

32.7%
0.102
302°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3f245f

#3f245f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.89:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #3f245f mixed with white

  1. 3f245f
  2. 50386f
  3. 614d7e
  4. 73618e
  5. 86779e
  6. 998cae
  7. aca2be
  8. c0b9ce
  9. d5d0de
  10. eae7ef

Darker: #3f245f mixed with black

  1. 3f245f
  2. 351e52
  3. 2c1844
  4. 231238
  5. 1b0c2c
  6. 120720
  7. 0a0415
  8. 04020a
  9. 010003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3f245f with less saturation

  1. 3f245f
  2. 3e265b
  3. 3d2957
  4. 3c2b53
  5. 3b2c4f
  6. 392e4a
  7. 383046
  8. 373142
  9. 36323d
  10. 353339

Questions about #3f245f

What color is #3f245f?

#3f245f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(63, 36, 95), in HSL hsl(267.46, 45.04%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.68% 0.10203 302.176).

What colors go well with #3f245f?

The complementary color of #3f245f is #2c3c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #242e68 and #511c4b. The triadic partners are #562500 and #004138.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f245f?

White text reads better on #3f245f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f245f a warm or cool color?

#3f245f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.102.