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#3A3049

#3a3049 ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a3049 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 18.82% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 34.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 20.66% saturation and 23.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 11.39.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0349

Complementary

  1. #3a3049
  2. #3f4930

Split complementary

  1. #3a3049
  2. #494730
  3. #334930

Analogous

  1. #303349
  2. #3a3049
  3. #473049

Triadic

  1. #3a3049
  2. #493a30
  3. #30493a

Tetradic

  1. #3a3049
  2. #49303f
  3. #3f4930
  4. #30493a

Square

  1. #3a3049
  2. #493033
  3. #3f4930
  4. #304947

Monochromatic

  1. #0a080c
  2. #15121b
  3. #3a3049
  4. #5f4e77
  5. #8471a1

Shades

#3a3049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a3049
  2. #342b42
  3. #2e263a
  4. #292233
  5. #231d2c
  6. #1d1825
  7. #17131d
  8. #110e16
  9. #0c0a0f
  10. #060507
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a3049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a3049
  2. #4e455b
  3. #61596d
  4. #756e80
  5. #898392
  6. #9d98a4
  7. #b0acb6
  8. #c4c1c8
  9. #d8d6db
  10. #ebeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a3049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a3049
  2. #41384f
  3. #484054
  4. #4f485a
  5. #56505f
  6. #5d5865
  7. #64606a
  8. #6b6870
  9. #727075
  10. #79787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37333e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b344a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d3448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #383439 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31334a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #323349 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #393240 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a3049 {
  color: #3a3049;
}
Background
.bg-3a3049 {
  background-color: #3a3049;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a3049 {
  border: 2px solid #3a3049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a3049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 48 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 21% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a3049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a3049, #473049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a3049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 48 73 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.39 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.14 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 15.05 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.07 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 16.03 #c5cfb6 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#3a3049  rgb(58, 48, 73)  hsl(264, 21%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3f4930  rgb(63, 73, 48)  hsl(84, 21%, 24%)  Rifle Green
#493a30  rgb(73, 58, 48)  hsl(24, 21%, 24%)  Taupe
#30493a  rgb(48, 73, 58)  hsl(144, 21%, 24%)  Rifle Green