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#38136E

#38136e ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38136e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.09% cyan, 82.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 264.4°, with 70.54% saturation and 25.29% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.0243

Complementary

  1. #38136e
  2. #496e13

Split complementary

  1. #38136e
  2. #6e6513
  3. #1b6e13

Analogous

  1. #131b6e
  2. #38136e
  3. #65136e

Triadic

  1. #38136e
  2. #6e3813
  3. #136e38

Tetradic

  1. #38136e
  2. #6e1349
  3. #496e13
  4. #136e38

Square

  1. #38136e
  2. #6e131b
  3. #496e13
  4. #136e65

Monochromatic

  1. #090311
  2. #17082d
  3. #38136e
  4. #591eaf
  5. #7e3ddd

Shades

#38136e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38136e
  2. #321163
  3. #2d0f58
  4. #270d4d
  5. #220b42
  6. #1c0a37
  7. #16082c
  8. #110621
  9. #0b0416
  10. #06020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#38136e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38136e
  2. #4c2b7d
  3. #60428b
  4. #745a9a
  5. #8871a8
  6. #9c89b7
  7. #afa1c5
  8. #c3b8d4
  9. #d7d0e2
  10. #ebe7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38136e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38136e
  2. #3f1e70
  3. #462972
  4. #4e3473
  5. #553f75
  6. #5c4a77
  7. #635479
  8. #6a5f7b
  9. #726a7c
  10. #79757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31234e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #282d41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e2470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #13226d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f2556 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38136e {
  color: #38136e;
}
Background
.bg-38136e {
  background-color: #38136e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38136e {
  border: 2px solid #38136e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38136e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 19 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 71% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38136e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38136e, #65136e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38136e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 19 110 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.53 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.68 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.27 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.94 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.03 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.08 #c7ec91 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#38136e  rgb(56, 19, 110)  hsl(264, 71%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#496e13  rgb(73, 110, 19)  hsl(84, 71%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e3813  rgb(110, 56, 19)  hsl(24, 71%, 25%)  Sepia
#136e38  rgb(19, 110, 56)  hsl(144, 71%, 25%)  Cadmium Green