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#3E2B6C

#3e2b6c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e2b6c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 16.86% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.59% cyan, 60.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 257.54°, with 43.05% saturation and 29.61% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.0383

Complementary

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #596c2b

Split complementary

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #6c5f2b
  3. #396c2b

Analogous

  1. #2b396c
  2. #3e2b6c
  3. #5f2b6c

Triadic

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #6c3e2b
  3. #2b6c3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #6c2b59
  3. #596c2b
  4. #2b6c3e

Square

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #6c2b39
  3. #596c2b
  4. #2b6c5f

Monochromatic

  1. #08060f
  2. #1f1535
  3. #3e2b6c
  4. #5d41a3
  5. #866cc4

Shades

#3e2b6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #382761
  3. #322256
  4. #2b1e4c
  5. #251a41
  6. #1f1636
  7. #19112b
  8. #130d20
  9. #0c0916
  10. #06040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e2b6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #51407b
  3. #655589
  4. #786b98
  5. #8b80a7
  6. #9f95b6
  7. #b2aac4
  8. #c5bfd3
  9. #d8d5e2
  10. #eceaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e2b6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e2b6c
  2. #45346e
  3. #4b3c70
  4. #524572
  5. #584d74
  6. #5f5676
  7. #665e78
  8. #6c677a
  9. #736f7c
  10. #79787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3351 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #07386e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e366b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #323947 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27336d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29326b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #373458 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e2b6c {
  color: #3e2b6c;
}
Background
.bg-3e2b6c {
  background-color: #3e2b6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e2b6c {
  border: 2px solid #3e2b6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e2b6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 43 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 43% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e2b6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e2b6c, #5f2b6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e2b6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 43 108 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.80 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.53 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.55 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.39 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.77 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.17 #c1d493 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#3e2b6c  rgb(62, 43, 108)  hsl(258, 43%, 30%)  Dark Slate Blue
#596c2b  rgb(89, 108, 43)  hsl(78, 43%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#6c3e2b  rgb(108, 62, 43)  hsl(18, 43%, 30%)  Coffee
#2b6c3e  rgb(43, 108, 62)  hsl(138, 43%, 30%)  Cadmium Green