#3e3993 Color Information

#3e3993 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3e3993. In RGB, it consists of 24.3% Red, 22.4% Green, and 57.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 57.8% Cyan, 61.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 42.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 243.3°, with saturation of 44.1% and lightness of 40%. The decimal value for #3e3993 is 4077971, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3e3993 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3e3993 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color62, 57, 147 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color24.3%, 22.4%, 57.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.757, 0.776, 0.424 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.578, 0.612, 0, 0.424 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color243.3°, 44.1%, 40.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color243.3°, 61.2%, 57.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.716, 6.057, 28.314 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color62, 57, 147 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4077971 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color29.556, 29.114, -49.111 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)29.556, 57.093, 300.660 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color29.556, -3.413, -66.429 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color24.611, 20.148, -50.982 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.202, 0.141, 6.057 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282268051 / 0xff3e3993 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333399 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #3e3993

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3e3993, its pure hue is 243.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.1%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3e3993, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080712 to #363281.

Tints of #3e3993

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3e3993, its pure hue is 243.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.1%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3e3993, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5652a1 to #e7e6f2.

Tones of #3e3993

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3e3993, its pure hue is 243.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3e3993, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0b00cc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3e3993

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3e3993! For #3e3993, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3e3993. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3e3993

This color, #3e3993, consists of 24.3% Red, 22.4% Green, and 57.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 62, Green = 57, Blue = 147. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3e3993 is 57.8% Cyan, 61.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 42.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R24.3%
C57.8%
G22.4%
M61.2%
B57.6%
Y0.0%
K42.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 62 57 147
Octal 76 71 223
Hexa #3e #39 #93
Binary 00111110 00111001 10010011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 57 61 0 42
Octal 71 75 0 52
Hexa #39 #3d #00 #2a
Binary 00111001 00111101 00000000 00101010

Analogous Colors of #3e3993

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3e3993 — which has hue 243.3° — its analogous colors are located at 213.3° and 273.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3e3993.

Triadic Colors of #3e3993

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3e3993 — which has hue 243.3° — its triadic colors are located at 3.3° and 243.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3e3993.

Complementary Color of #3e3993

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3e3993 — which has hue 243.3° — its complementary color is located at 63.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3e3993.

Split Complementary Colors of #3e3993

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3e3993 — which has hue 243.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 33.3° and 243.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3e3993.

Tetradic Colors of #3e3993

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3e3993 — which has hue 243.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 153.3°, 243.3°, 333.3°, and 63.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3e3993.

Monochromatic Colors of #3e3993

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3e3993, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #29283e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5d56dd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3e3993

We want to make getting started with #3e3993 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3e3993 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3e3993 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3e3993 with other HTML elements.

#3e3993 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3e3993.
<span style="color: #3e3993;">The color of this text is #3e3993.</span>

#3e3993 Background Color

The background color for this text is #3e3993.
<div style="background-color: #3e3993; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3e3993.</div>

#3e3993 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3e3993.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3e3993;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3e3993.</span>

#3e3993 Border Color

This is a div with border color #3e3993.
<div style="border: #3e3993 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3e3993.</div>

#3e3993 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3e3993 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3e3993; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3e3993 on a white background.</div></div>

#3e3993 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3e3993 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3e3993; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3e3993 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3e3993 to White

This is a gradient from #3e3993 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3e3993,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3e3993 to white.</div>

Gradient from #3e3993 to Black

This is a gradient from #3e3993 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3e3993,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3e3993,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3e3993 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3e3993

In addition to using #3e3993 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3e3993 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3e3993, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 62, Green = 57, Blue = 147). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3e3993 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3e3993
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(62, 57, 147)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3e3993; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3e3993; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3e3993; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(62, 57, 147);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3e3993")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:62, green:57, blue:147, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:62 green:57 blue:147 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(62f, 57f, 147f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(62, 57, 147);
 

#3e3993 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3e3993 the same way. For those with color blindness, #3e3993 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3e3993 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3e3993 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3e3993 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3e3993 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3e3993 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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