Information about #3C175E color

#3C175E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C175E falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(60, 23, 94) — 23.5% red, 9% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 28 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored blue-purple violet, #3C175E stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Clowning Around (#382161). Slightly further away sit Spring Purple (#381769) and American Purple (#431C53).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(60, 23, 94)), which gives #3C175E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C175E: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3C175E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3C175E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3C175E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3C175E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3C175E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3C175E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#395E17
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#175E18
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#5D5E17
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#5E3C17
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#175E3C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#5E1739
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#395E17
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#175E3C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5E1817
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#395E17
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#175D5E
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Nearest named colors to #3C175E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Clowning Around color link
Clowning Around

#382161

Spring Purple color link
Spring Purple

#381769

American Purple color link
American Purple

#431C53

North-Star color link
North-Star

#372561

Dark Blue Violet color link
Dark Blue Violet

#3A2759

Pukeko color link
Pukeko

#3A2860

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Sunset Purple color link
Sunset Purple

#490960

Paris M color link
Paris M

#312760

Russian Violet color link
Russian Violet

#32174D

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Naga Purple color link
Naga Purple

#3F084E

#3C175E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C175E
  • RGB60, 23, 94
  • CMYK13, 28, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(60, 23, 94)
  • HSL271°, 61%, 23%
  • HSL Precise271.268°, 60.684%, 22.941%
  • HSV271°, 76%, 37%
  • HSB271°, 76%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.090, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.090, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.090, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C175E
  • DECIMAL ID3938142
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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