#3b2b59

Color #3b2b59

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.62 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b2b59

RGB

rgb(59, 43, 89)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 34.8%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 51.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.7%, 51.7%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(21.5, 18.84, -25.17)

LCH

lch(21.5, 31.44, 306.82)

OKLCH

oklch(33.1%, 0.0801, 297.91)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 16.9%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49592b

Analogous

#2b3259

#3b2b59

#522b59

Triadic

#3b2b59

#593b2b

#2b593b

Split-complementary

#3b2b59

#59522b

#32592b

Tetradic

#3b2b59

#592b49

#49592b

#2b593b

Square

#3b2b59

#592b32

#49592b

#2b5952

Shades

Color #3b2b59 mixed toward black.

#31244a

#271d3b

#1e162d

#140e1e

#0a070f

Tints

Color #3b2b59 mixed toward white.

#574083

#7455ad

#9780c1

#b9aad6

#dcd5ea

Tones

Color #3b2b59 mixed toward gray.

#3c2f55

#3d3351

#3f374e

#403a4a

#413e46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353551 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#36374e · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#3a4948 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b2b59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b2b59]

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

#3b2b59 (#3b2b59) is rgb(59, 43, 89) in RGB.

No, #3b2b59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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