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#3f255e color: Fading Horizon

#3f255e is rgb(63, 37, 94) in RGB and oklch(32.781% 0.09895 302.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

32.8%
0.099
302°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3f255e

#3f255e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.8% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.82:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, 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: #3f255e mixed with white

  1. 3f255e
  2. 50396e
  3. 614d7d
  4. 73628d
  5. 86779d
  6. 998dad
  7. aca3bd
  8. c1b9ce
  9. d5d0de
  10. eae7ee

Darker: #3f255e mixed with black

  1. 3f255e
  2. 351f51
  3. 2c1944
  4. 231337
  5. 1b0d2b
  6. 12081f
  7. 0a0414
  8. 04020a
  9. 010003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3f255e with less saturation

  1. 3f255e
  2. 3e275a
  3. 3d2956
  4. 3c2b52
  5. 3b2d4e
  6. 3a2f4a
  7. 393046
  8. 383142
  9. 37333d
  10. 363439

Questions about #3f255e

What color is #3f255e?

#3f255e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(63, 37, 94), in HSL hsl(267.37, 43.51%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.781% 0.09895 302.302).

What colors go well with #3f255e?

The complementary color of #3f255e is #2c3c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #242e67 and #511d4b. The triadic partners are #562600 and #004138.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f255e?

White text reads better on #3f255e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f255e a warm or cool color?

#3f255e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 32.8% and its chroma 0.099.