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#3C1943 closest to Velvet Cosmos

#3C1943 is a very dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Velvet Cosmos. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9.8% green and 26.3% blue (rgb(60, 25, 67)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 46% saturation and 18% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. #3C1943 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.87:1.

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Variations of #3C1943

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3C1943 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3C1943 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3C1943 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1D2942
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #112544
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #222344
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1D2942
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #292442
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3D1F2B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3D1C39
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #272727
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2D2430

#3C1943 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.87:1 Super#3C1943 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#3C1943 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3C1943 in CSS

/* Velvet Cosmos */
.color { color: #3C1943; }
.background { background-color: #3C1943; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3C1943; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 25 67);
color: hsl(290 46% 18%);
color: oklch(0.285 0.084 320.7);

#3C1943 FAQ

What color is #3C1943?

#3C1943 is a very dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3C1943?

#3C1943 is rgb(60, 25, 67) in RGB, hsl(290, 46%, 18%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 63%, 0%, 74%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3C1943?

The complementary color of #3C1943 is #204319, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3C1943?

White text has the best contrast on #3C1943: 14.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3C1943 a warm or cool color?

#3C1943 is a cool color.