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#3C1981

#3c1981 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c1981 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.49% cyan, 80.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 260.19°, with 67.53% saturation and 30.2% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0324

Complementary

  1. #3c1981
  2. #5e8119

Split complementary

  1. #3c1981
  2. #817019
  3. #2a8119

Analogous

  1. #192a81
  2. #3c1981
  3. #701981

Triadic

  1. #3c1981
  2. #813c19
  3. #19813c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1981
  2. #81195e
  3. #5e8119
  4. #19813c

Square

  1. #3c1981
  2. #81192a
  3. #5e8119
  4. #198170

Monochromatic

  1. #080311
  2. #1e0d41
  3. #3c1981
  4. #5a25c1
  5. #8355de

Shades

#3c1981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1981
  2. #361774
  3. #301467
  4. #2a125a
  5. #240f4d
  6. #1e0d41
  7. #180a34
  8. #120827
  9. #0c051a
  10. #06030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1981
  2. #50308e
  3. #63479a
  4. #775ea7
  5. #8a75b3
  6. #9e8cc0
  7. #b1a3cd
  8. #c5bad9
  9. #d8d1e6
  10. #ece8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1981
  2. #432381
  3. #4a2e81
  4. #503881
  5. #574281
  6. #5e4d81
  7. #655780
  8. #6c6180
  9. #726b80
  10. #797680
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362a5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003484 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00307f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23374d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #042b83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a2880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f2d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1981 {
  color: #3c1981;
}
Background
.bg-3c1981 {
  background-color: #3c1981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1981 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 68% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1981, #701981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 129 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.08 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.98 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.80 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.49 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.88 #c3e67e Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3c1981  rgb(60, 25, 129)  hsl(260, 68%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#5e8119  rgb(94, 129, 25)  hsl(80, 68%, 30%)  Avocado
#813c19  rgb(129, 60, 25)  hsl(20, 68%, 30%)  Russet
#19813c  rgb(25, 129, 60)  hsl(140, 68%, 30%)  Sea Green