#37255b

Color #37255b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#37255b

RGB

rgb(55, 37, 91)

HSL

hsl(260, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(19.6, 22.26, -29.56)

LCH

lch(19.6, 37, 306.98)

OKLCH

oklch(31.6%, 0.0932, 296.02)

HWB

hwb(260, 14.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495b25

Analogous

#252e5b

#37255b

#52255b

Triadic

#37255b

#5b3725

#255b37

Split-complementary

#37255b

#5b5225

#2e5b25

Tetradic

#37255b

#5b2549

#495b25

#255b37

Square

#37255b

#5b252e

#495b25

#255b52

Shades

Color #37255b mixed toward black.

#2e1f4c

#25193d

#1c122e

#120c1e

#09060f

Tints

Color #37255b mixed toward white.

#523788

#6e4ab5

#9277c8

#b6a4da

#dbd2ed

Tones

Color #37255b mixed toward gray.

#392957

#3a2e52

#3c324e

#3d3749

#3f3c45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303052 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#31324f · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#364947 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #37255b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#37255b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#37255b (#37255b) is rgb(55, 37, 91) in RGB.

No, #37255b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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