Information about #3D255F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #3D255F reads as a clearly saturated twilight violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pukeko (#3A2860). Slightly further away sit An (#3B2A60) and North-Star (#372561).
The recipe behind #3D255F is rgb(61, 37, 95), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3D255F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#3D255F color variations
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#3D255F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3D255F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3D255F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3D255F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3D255F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3D255F color
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Nearest named colors to #3D255F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3A2860
#3B2A60
#372561
#382161
#3A2759
#452C63
#312760
#3D325D
#3E3267
#431C53
#322D56
#372D52
#3D255F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3D255F
- RGB61, 37, 95
- CMYK13, 23, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(61, 37, 95)
- HSL265°, 44%, 26%
- HSL Precise264.828°, 43.939%, 25.882%
- HSV265°, 61%, 37%
- HSB265°, 61%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.239
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
- GLSLvec3(0.239, 0.145, 0.373)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.239, 0.145, 0.373, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.239, 0.145, 0.373)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3D255F
- DECIMAL ID4007263
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
