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#3E2989

#3e2989 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e2989 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 16.08% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.74% cyan, 70.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.13°, with 53.93% saturation and 34.9% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0442

Complementary

  1. #3e2989
  2. #748929

Split complementary

  1. #3e2989
  2. #896e29
  3. #448929

Analogous

  1. #294489
  2. #3e2989
  3. #6e2989

Triadic

  1. #3e2989
  2. #893e29
  3. #29893e

Tetradic

  1. #3e2989
  2. #892974
  3. #748929
  4. #29893e

Square

  1. #3e2989
  2. #892944
  3. #748929
  4. #29896e

Monochromatic

  1. #090613
  2. #23174e
  3. #3e2989
  4. #593bc4
  5. #8a75d6

Shades

#3e2989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e2989
  2. #38257b
  3. #32216e
  4. #2b1d60
  5. #251952
  6. #1f1545
  7. #191037
  8. #130c29
  9. #0c081b
  10. #06040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e2989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e2989
  2. #513e95
  3. #6554a1
  4. #7869ac
  5. #8b7fb8
  6. #9f94c4
  7. #b2a9d0
  8. #c5bfdc
  9. #d8d4e7
  10. #eceaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e2989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e2989
  2. #453288
  3. #4b3a87
  4. #524386
  5. #584c85
  6. #5f5585
  7. #665d84
  8. #6c6683
  9. #736f82
  10. #797781
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3564 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f4255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #14368b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #143388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e396e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e2989 {
  color: #3e2989;
}
Background
.bg-3e2989 {
  background-color: #3e2989;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e2989 {
  border: 2px solid #3e2989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e2989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 41 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 54% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e2989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e2989, #6e2989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e2989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 41 137 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.40 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.94 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.64 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.43 #c1d676 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#3e2989  rgb(62, 41, 137)  hsl(253, 54%, 35%)  Persian Indigo
#748929  rgb(116, 137, 41)  hsl(73, 54%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#893e29  rgb(137, 62, 41)  hsl(13, 54%, 35%)  Burnt Umber
#29893e  rgb(41, 137, 62)  hsl(133, 54%, 35%)  Forest Green