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Quiet Eggplant Facet

#3f1342
Notes

Quiet Eggplant Facet (#3F1342) is a deep violet with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (296°, 55%, 17%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#3f1342
RGB
rgb(63, 19, 66)
HSL
hsl(296, 55%, 17%)
HWB
hwb(296 7% 74%)
OKLCH
oklch(28.0% 0.096 325.1)
HSV
hsv(296, 71%, 26%)
LAB
lab(15.04% 28.76 -19.74)
LCH
lch(15.04% 34.88 325.54)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 71%, 0%, 74%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#3f1342
Original
#0b2243
Protanopia
#1c2841
Deuteranopia
#411a28
Tritanopia
#202020
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
15.18:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
1.38:1

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