#3e2542

Color #3e2542

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3e2542

RGB

rgb(62, 37, 66)

HSL

hsl(291.7, 28.2%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.7, 43.9%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(18.97, 17.65, -13.59)

LCH

lch(18.97, 22.28, 322.4)

OKLCH

oklch(30.9%, 0.0603, 321.87)

HWB

hwb(291.7, 14.5%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#294225

Analogous

#2f2542

#3e2542

#422538

Triadic

#3e2542

#423e25

#25423e

Split-complementary

#3e2542

#384225

#25422f

Tetradic

#3e2542

#422529

#294225

#25423e

Square

#3e2542

#422f25

#294225

#253842

Shades

Color #3e2542 mixed toward black.

#341f37

#29192c

#1f1221

#150c16

#0a060b

Tints

Color #3e2542 mixed toward white.

#673d6e

#905699

#ae7db6

#c9a8ce

#e4d4e7

Tones

Color #3e2542 mixed toward gray.

#3c2740

#3b2a3d

#392c3b

#372f38

#353136

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#35353c · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#36383b · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#3d3836 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e2542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e2542]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#3e2542 (#3e2542) is rgb(62, 37, 66) in RGB.

No, #3e2542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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