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#3A236F

#3a236f ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3a236f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 13.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.75% cyan, 68.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 258.16°, with 52.05% saturation and 28.63% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.0325

Complementary

  1. #3a236f
  2. #586f23

Split complementary

  1. #3a236f
  2. #6f6023
  3. #326f23

Analogous

  1. #23326f
  2. #3a236f
  3. #60236f

Triadic

  1. #3a236f
  2. #6f3a23
  3. #236f3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a236f
  2. #6f2358
  3. #586f23
  4. #236f3a

Square

  1. #3a236f
  2. #6f2332
  3. #586f23
  4. #236f60

Monochromatic

  1. #080510
  2. #1c1135
  3. #3a236f
  4. #5835a9
  5. #805fcc

Shades

#3a236f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a236f
  2. #342064
  3. #2e1c59
  4. #29194e
  5. #231543
  6. #1d1238
  7. #170e2c
  8. #110b21
  9. #0c0716
  10. #06040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a236f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a236f
  2. #4e397d
  3. #614f8c
  4. #75659a
  5. #897ba9
  6. #9d91b7
  7. #b0a7c5
  8. #c4bdd4
  9. #d8d3e2
  10. #ebe9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a236f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a236f
  2. #412c71
  3. #483672
  4. #4f3f74
  5. #564876
  6. #5d5278
  7. #645b79
  8. #6b647b
  9. #726d7d
  10. #79777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003471 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00316d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a3545 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c2e70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e2c6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #312f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a236f {
  color: #3a236f;
}
Background
.bg-3a236f {
  background-color: #3a236f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a236f {
  border: 2px solid #3a236f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a236f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 35 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 52% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a236f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a236f, #60236f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a236f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 35 111 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.85 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.47 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.60 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.37 #c5dc90 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3a236f  rgb(58, 35, 111)  hsl(258, 52%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#586f23  rgb(88, 111, 35)  hsl(78, 52%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#6f3a23  rgb(111, 58, 35)  hsl(18, 52%, 29%)  Russet
#236f3a  rgb(35, 111, 58)  hsl(138, 52%, 29%)  Cadmium Green