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#3C384E

#3c384e ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c384e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 21.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 16.42% saturation and 26.27% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 12.15.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0434

Complementary

  1. #3c384e
  2. #4a4e38

Split complementary

  1. #3c384e
  2. #4e4738
  3. #3f4e38

Analogous

  1. #383f4e
  2. #3c384e
  3. #47384e

Triadic

  1. #3c384e
  2. #4e3c38
  3. #384e3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c384e
  2. #4e384a
  3. #4a4e38
  4. #384e3c

Square

  1. #3c384e
  2. #4e383f
  3. #4a4e38
  4. #384e47

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #1a1821
  3. #3c384e
  4. #5e587b
  5. #847da2

Shades

#3c384e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c384e
  2. #363246
  3. #302d3e
  4. #2a2737
  5. #24222f
  6. #1e1c27
  7. #18161f
  8. #121117
  9. #0c0b10
  10. #060608
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c384e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c384e
  2. #504c60
  3. #636071
  4. #777483
  5. #8a8895
  6. #9e9ca7
  7. #b1afb8
  8. #c5c3ca
  9. #d8d7dc
  10. #ecebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c384e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c384e
  2. #433f53
  3. #4a4658
  4. #504e5d
  5. #575562
  6. #5e5c67
  7. #65636c
  8. #6c6a71
  9. #727276
  10. #79797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3a43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #333b4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #333a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #383c40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #373a4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #37394e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3a46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c384e {
  color: #3c384e;
}
Background
.bg-3c384e {
  background-color: #3c384e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c384e {
  border: 2px solid #3c384e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c384e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 56 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c384e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c384e, #47384e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c384e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 56 78 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.15 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.34 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.65 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.02 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.53 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.65 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.25 #c3c7b1 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Eggplant
#3c384e  rgb(60, 56, 78)  hsl(251, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant
#4a4e38  rgb(74, 78, 56)  hsl(71, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#4e3c38  rgb(78, 60, 56)  hsl(11, 16%, 26%)  Taupe
#384e3c  rgb(56, 78, 60)  hsl(131, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green