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#3f366f color: American Blue

#3f366f is rgb(63, 54, 111) in RGB and oklch(37.232% 0.09494 288.145) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

37.2%
0.095
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #3f366f

#3f366f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 37.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.67:1 contrast and black text 1.97:1, 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: #3f366f mixed with white

  1. 3f366f
  2. 4f497d
  3. 615b8c
  4. 726f9a
  5. 8582a8
  6. 9896b7
  7. acaac5
  8. c0bfd3
  9. d5d4e2
  10. eae9f0

Darker: #3f366f mixed with black

  1. 3f366f
  2. 352e60
  3. 2c2551
  4. 231e42
  5. 1b1634
  6. 120f27
  7. 0a081a
  8. 04030e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f366f with less saturation

  1. 3f366f
  2. 3f386a
  3. 3f3966
  4. 3f3a61
  5. 3f3b5d
  6. 3f3c58
  7. 3f3d54
  8. 3f3e4f
  9. 403f4a
  10. 404045

Questions about #3f366f

What color is #3f366f?

#3f366f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 54, 111), in HSL hsl(249.47, 34.55%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.232% 0.09494 288.145).

What colors go well with #3f366f?

The complementary color of #3f366f is #464300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e4072 and #552e60. The triadic partners are #672d07 and #004f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f366f?

White text reads better on #3f366f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and black gives 1.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f366f a warm or cool color?

#3f366f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 37.2% and its chroma 0.095.