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#3f366e color: American Blue

#3f366e is rgb(63, 54, 110) in RGB and oklch(37.163% 0.09341 288.378) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

37.2%
0.093
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #3f366e

#3f366e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 37.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.69:1 contrast and black text 1.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is American Blue (#3b3b6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3f366e mixed with white

  1. 3f366e
  2. 4f497c
  3. 615b8b
  4. 726f99
  5. 8582a7
  6. 9896b6
  7. acaac4
  8. c0bfd3
  9. d5d4e2
  10. eae9f0

Darker: #3f366e mixed with black

  1. 3f366e
  2. 352e5f
  3. 2c2550
  4. 231e41
  5. 1b1633
  6. 120f26
  7. 0a0819
  8. 04030e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f366e with less saturation

  1. 3f366e
  2. 3f376a
  3. 3f3965
  4. 3f3a61
  5. 3f3b5c
  6. 3f3c58
  7. 3f3d53
  8. 3f3e4e
  9. 3f3f4a
  10. 403f45

Questions about #3f366e

What color is #3f366e?

#3f366e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 54, 110), in HSL hsl(249.64, 34.15%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.163% 0.09341 288.378).

What colors go well with #3f366e?

The complementary color of #3f366e is #454300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e3f71 and #542e5f. The triadic partners are #662e09 and #004f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f366e?

White text reads better on #3f366e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and black gives 1.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f366e a warm or cool color?

#3f366e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 37.2% and its chroma 0.093.