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#3f396f color: American Blue

#3f396f is rgb(63, 57, 111) in RGB and oklch(37.85% 0.09001 286.343) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

37.9%
0.090
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #3f396f

#3f396f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 37.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.36:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, 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: #3f396f mixed with white

  1. 3f396f
  2. 4f4b7d
  3. 615e8b
  4. 73719a
  5. 8584a8
  6. 9897b6
  7. acabc5
  8. c0c0d3
  9. d5d5e2
  10. eaeaf0

Darker: #3f396f mixed with black

  1. 3f396f
  2. 353060
  3. 2c2851
  4. 231f42
  5. 1b1734
  6. 121027
  7. 0a091a
  8. 04040e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f396f with less saturation

  1. 3f396f
  2. 3f3a6b
  3. 3f3c66
  4. 3f3d62
  5. 403e5d
  6. 403e59
  7. 403f55
  8. 414050
  9. 41414b
  10. 414147

Questions about #3f396f

What color is #3f396f?

#3f396f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is American Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 57, 111), in HSL hsl(246.67, 32.14%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.85% 0.09001 286.343).

What colors go well with #3f396f?

The complementary color of #3f396f is #484400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f4271 and #543162. The triadic partners are #673012 and #005037.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f396f?

White text reads better on #3f396f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f396f a warm or cool color?

#3f396f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 37.9% and its chroma 0.09.