#3f3b42

Color #3f3b42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3f3b42

RGB

rgb(63, 59, 66)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 5.6%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 10.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.5, 3.31, -3.68)

LCH

lch(25.5, 4.95, 311.97)

OKLCH

oklch(35.9%, 0.013, 310.94)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 23.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e423b

Analogous

#3b3b42

#3f3b42

#423b41

Triadic

#3f3b42

#423f3b

#3b423f

Split-complementary

#3f3b42

#41423b

#3b423b

Tetradic

#3f3b42

#423b3e

#3e423b

#3b423f

Square

#3f3b42

#423b3b

#3e423b

#3b4142

Shades

Color #3f3b42 mixed toward black.

#343137

#2a272c

#1f1d21

#151416

#0a0a0b

Tints

Color #3f3b42 mixed toward white.

#5f5964

#807886

#a099a4

#bfbbc2

#dfdde1

Tones

Color #3f3b42 mixed toward gray.

#3f3c41

#3f3d40

#3f3e3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.92:1

White text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d40 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#3e3e40 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3f3b42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3f3b42]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#3f3b42 (#3f3b42) is rgb(63, 59, 66) in RGB.

No, #3f3b42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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