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#3f396e color: American Blue

#3f396e is rgb(63, 57, 110) in RGB and oklch(37.784% 0.08845 286.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

37.8%
0.088
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #3f396e

#3f396e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 37.8% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.39:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is American Blue (#3b3b6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #3f396e mixed with white

  1. 3f396e
  2. 4f4b7c
  3. 615e8b
  4. 737199
  5. 8584a7
  6. 9897b6
  7. acabc4
  8. c0c0d3
  9. d5d5e1
  10. eaeaf0

Darker: #3f396e mixed with black

  1. 3f396e
  2. 35305f
  3. 2c2850
  4. 231f41
  5. 1b1733
  6. 121026
  7. 0a0919
  8. 04040e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f396e with less saturation

  1. 3f396e
  2. 3f3a6a
  3. 3f3b65
  4. 3f3d61
  5. 403d5d
  6. 403e58
  7. 403f54
  8. 404050
  9. 41414b
  10. 414146

Questions about #3f396e

What color is #3f396e?

#3f396e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 57, 110), in HSL hsl(246.79, 31.74%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.784% 0.08845 286.539).

What colors go well with #3f396e?

The complementary color of #3f396e is #484400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #204270 and #543161. The triadic partners are #673012 and #005037.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f396e?

White text reads better on #3f396e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f396e a warm or cool color?

#3f396e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 37.8% and its chroma 0.088.