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#3B2A46

#3b2a46 ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3b2a46 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 16.47% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.71% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.55% black. Its hue angle is 276.43°, with 25% saturation and 21.96% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 11.07.

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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #35462a

Split complementary

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #43462a
  3. #2a462d

Analogous

  1. #2d2a46
  2. #3b2a46
  3. #462a43

Triadic

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #463b2a
  3. #2a463b

Tetradic

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #462a35
  3. #35462a
  4. #2a463b

Square

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #462d2a
  3. #35462a
  4. #2a4346

Monochromatic

  1. #0b080d
  2. #130d16
  3. #3b2a46
  4. #634776
  5. #8b66a3

Shades

#3b2a46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #35263f
  3. #2f2238
  4. #291d31
  5. #23192a
  6. #1e1523
  7. #18111c
  8. #120d15
  9. #0c080e
  10. #060407
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b2a46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #4f3f59
  3. #62556b
  4. #766a7e
  5. #897f90
  6. #9d95a3
  7. #b1aab5
  8. #c4bfc8
  9. #d8d4da
  10. #ebeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b2a46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b2a46
  2. #42334c
  3. #493b52
  4. #504457
  5. #574c5d
  6. #5e5563
  7. #645e69
  8. #6b666f
  9. #726f74
  10. #79777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352e3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #253047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #293145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a2e34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f2e47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312e46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a2c3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b2a46 {
  color: #3b2a46;
}
Background
.bg-3b2a46 {
  background-color: #3b2a46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b2a46 {
  border: 2px solid #3b2a46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b2a46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 42 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 25% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b2a46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b2a46, #462a43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b2a46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 42 70 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.07 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.37 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.30 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 15.13 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 15.38 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.47 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 15.81 #c4d5b9 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#3b2a46  rgb(59, 42, 70)  hsl(276, 25%, 22%)  Eggplant
#35462a  rgb(53, 70, 42)  hsl(96, 25%, 22%)  Rifle Green
#463b2a  rgb(70, 59, 42)  hsl(36, 25%, 22%)  Taupe
#2a463b  rgb(42, 70, 59)  hsl(156, 25%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray