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#3E237C

#3e237c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e237c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 13.73% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 71.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 258.2°, with 55.97% saturation and 31.18% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0368

Complementary

  1. #3e237c
  2. #617c23

Split complementary

  1. #3e237c
  2. #7c6b23
  3. #357c23

Analogous

  1. #23357c
  2. #3e237c
  3. #6b237c

Triadic

  1. #3e237c
  2. #7c3e23
  3. #237c3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e237c
  2. #7c2361
  3. #617c23
  4. #237c3e

Square

  1. #3e237c
  2. #7c2335
  3. #617c23
  4. #237c6b

Monochromatic

  1. #080410
  2. #201240
  3. #3e237c
  4. #5c34b8
  5. #8665d3

Shades

#3e237c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e237c
  2. #382070
  3. #321c63
  4. #2b1957
  5. #25154a
  6. #1f123e
  7. #190e32
  8. #130b25
  9. #0c0719
  10. #06040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e237c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e237c
  2. #513989
  3. #654f96
  4. #7865a3
  5. #8b7bb0
  6. #9f91be
  7. #b2a7cb
  8. #c5bdd8
  9. #d8d3e5
  10. #ece9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e237c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e237c
  2. #452c7c
  3. #4b367d
  4. #523f7d
  5. #58487e
  6. #5f527e
  7. #665b7e
  8. #6c647f
  9. #736d7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392f5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00347a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a3a4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #19307e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b2e7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333263 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e237c {
  color: #3e237c;
}
Background
.bg-3e237c {
  background-color: #3e237c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e237c {
  border: 2px solid #3e237c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e237c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 35 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 56% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e237c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e237c, #6b237c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e237c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 35 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.92 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.69 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.86 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.26 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.41 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.46 #c1dc83 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3e237c  rgb(62, 35, 124)  hsl(258, 56%, 31%)  Persian Indigo
#617c23  rgb(97, 124, 35)  hsl(78, 56%, 31%)  Avocado
#7c3e23  rgb(124, 62, 35)  hsl(18, 56%, 31%)  Russet
#237c3e  rgb(35, 124, 62)  hsl(138, 56%, 31%)  Fern Green