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#38136D

#38136d ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38136d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 7.45% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.62% cyan, 82.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 264.67°, with 70.31% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.0241

Complementary

  1. #38136d
  2. #486d13

Split complementary

  1. #38136d
  2. #6d6513
  3. #1b6d13

Analogous

  1. #131b6d
  2. #38136d
  3. #65136d

Triadic

  1. #38136d
  2. #6d3813
  3. #136d38

Tetradic

  1. #38136d
  2. #6d1348
  3. #486d13
  4. #136d38

Square

  1. #38136d
  2. #6d131b
  3. #486d13
  4. #136d65

Monochromatic

  1. #090311
  2. #17082c
  3. #38136d
  4. #591eae
  5. #7e3cdd

Shades

#38136d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38136d
  2. #321162
  3. #2d0f57
  4. #270d4c
  5. #220b41
  6. #1c0a37
  7. #16082c
  8. #110621
  9. #0b0416
  10. #06020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#38136d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38136d
  2. #4c2b7c
  3. #60428a
  4. #745a99
  5. #8871a7
  6. #9c89b6
  7. #afa1c5
  8. #c3b8d3
  9. #d7d0e2
  10. #ebe7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38136d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38136d
  2. #3f1e6f
  3. #462971
  4. #4e3473
  5. #553f75
  6. #5c4a77
  7. #635478
  8. #6a5f7a
  9. #726a7c
  10. #79757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31234e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #292c40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f246e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #14226c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f2455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38136d {
  color: #38136d;
}
Background
.bg-38136d {
  background-color: #38136d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38136d {
  border: 2px solid #38136d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38136d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 19 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 70% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38136d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38136d, #65136d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38136d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 19 109 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.71 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.79 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.33 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.06 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.22 #c7ec92 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#38136d  rgb(56, 19, 109)  hsl(265, 70%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#486d13  rgb(72, 109, 19)  hsl(85, 70%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#6d3813  rgb(109, 56, 19)  hsl(25, 70%, 25%)  Sepia
#136d38  rgb(19, 109, 56)  hsl(145, 70%, 25%)  Cadmium Green