Photo in the color Paynes grey
Pictured: Paynes grey, the closest color we have a photo of (#40404F)
rgb(60, 47, 78)
#3C2F4E

Sanctum of Shadows #3C2F4E RGB Color Code

Name from the community color list.

Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E) is a muted, dark purple. In RGB it is made of 24% red, 18% green and 31% blue (R 60, G 47, B 78). The blue channel is the strongest. In HSL it has a hue of 265°, 25% saturation and 25% lightness. Its relative luminance is 0.035, so white text is easier to read on top of it. For print, a rough CMYK match is 23% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Check it against your printer's ICC profile before you print. It is a cool color. It goes well with warm oranges and reds for contrast. For a calm, matching look, use nearby cool tones.

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Sanctum of Shadows color codes

#3C2F4E in every common color format. Click a value to copy it.

FormatValueNotesCopy
HEX #3C2F4E Valid CSS
RGB rgb(60, 47, 78) Valid CSS
HSL hsl(265, 25%, 25%) Valid CSS
HSV / HSB hsv(265, 40%, 31%) Not a CSS format
HWB hwb(265 18% 69%) Valid CSS
CMYK cmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 69%) Approximate (no ICC profile)
OKLCH oklch(33.37% 0.0557 302.78) Valid CSS
OKLab oklab(33.37% 0.0301 -0.0468) Valid CSS
CIELAB lab(21.96% 11.66 -16.99) D50, as in CSS
CIELCH lch(21.96% 20.61 304.47) Valid CSS
Display P3 color(display-p3 0.2272 0.1863 0.2979) Valid CSS
XYZ (D65) color(xyz-d65 0.0425 0.0354 0.0767) Valid CSS
Decimal 3944270 Integer (0xRRGGBB)

CMYK here is a rough screen match without an ICC profile. See CMYK and print. Relative luminance: 0.0354. Nearest web-safe color: #333366.

Mix Sanctum of Shadows with other colors

See what #3C2F4E makes with red paint, under a green light, printed with cyan ink and in a digital blend with blue. Click a picture to change the colors and amounts in the color mixer.

Use Sanctum of Shadows in your code

Ready to paste into CSS, Sass, Tailwind, iOS, Android and Flutter. Click the icon to copy a line.

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CSS variable--sanctum-of-shadows: #3C2F4E;
Sass variable$sanctum-of-shadows: #3C2F4E;
Tailwind CSS v4@theme { --color-sanctum-of-shadows: #3C2F4E; }
Tailwind CSS v3 configcolors: { 'sanctum-of-shadows': '#3C2F4E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.184, blue: 0.306)
UIKitUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.184, blue: 0.306, alpha: 1)
Android XML<color name="sanctum_of_shadows">#FF3C2F4E</color>
Flutter and Jetpack ComposeColor(0xFF3C2F4E)

Accessibility and contrast

White text works best on #3C2F4E (12.29:1, AAA). Here is how #3C2F4E does as a text color:

Large heading text
Body text at 16px. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.29:1 on white
APCA Lc 98
AAA
Large heading text
Body text at 16px. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 on black
APCA Lc 0
Fails AATry #7C6E91

Check this color against any background in the contrast checker. WCAG ratios and APCA Lc values measure different things, so one can't stand in for the other. Learn more.

How people with color blindness see Sanctum of Shadows

#3C2F4E next to its complement and its two triadic colors, as seen with each type of color blindness.

  • Normal visionhow most people see it
  • Protanopiano red cones, about 1% of men
  • Deuteranopiano green cones, the most common type
  • Tritanopiano blue cones, very rare
  • Achromatopsiano color at all, very rare

With tritanopia, #3C2F4E and #414E2F look much alike. Don't use these colors alone to tell things apart, for example in a chart. Add labels, patterns or a difference in lightness. Try your own colors in the color blindness simulator.

Sanctum of Shadows in a user interface

A sample app screen with #3C2F4E as the main color, on a light and a dark theme.

Light theme

Dark theme

Buttons and bars use #3C2F4E as it is. On the dark theme, #3C2F4E is too hard to read as text (1.45:1), so links, the badge and outline text use #887A9E there (4.50:1). Build a full color scheme around it in the UI color preview.

Color harmonies for Sanctum of Shadows

These schemes turn the hue of #3C2F4E around the color wheel. Each swatch links to its own page.

Complementary

Two colors on opposite sides of the wheel. This gives the most contrast.

Open palette

Analogous

Hues that sit next to each other and look good together.

Open palette

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel. Bold, but still balanced.

Open palette

Split complementary

A base color plus the two hues on each side of its opposite. Strong contrast that clashes less.

Open palette

Tetradic (rectangle)

Two pairs of opposite colors. Let one color lead and use the others less.

Open palette

Square

Four hues 90° apart, spread evenly around the wheel.

Open palette

Monochromatic

One hue at different levels of lightness and saturation.

Open palette

Gradients with Sanctum of Shadows

Four CSS gradients made from #3C2F4E. Copy the code, or open one in the gradient generator to change it.

Soft tint

From a pale tint to the full color.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D4D1D9, #3C2F4E);

Edit in the gradient generator

Deep shade

The color fading into a dark shade.

background: linear-gradient(180deg, #3C2F4E, #0A060F);

Edit in the gradient generator

Analogous

Its two neighbors on the color wheel.

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2F324E, #3C2F4E, #4C2F4E);

Edit in the gradient generator

Triadic

A bold blend with a triadic color, through a clean middle.

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3C2F4E, #453640, #4E3C2F);

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Shades, tints and tones of Sanctum of Shadows

Shades are darker, tints are lighter and tones are grayer. We make them in OKLCH so the steps look even. Hover a step to see its code, or click it to open it.

Design system scale (50 to 950)

Sanctum of Shadows sits at step 900. Export the full scale as CSS variables or Tailwind tokens from the picker.

  1. 50
    F8F5FF
  2. 100
    F0E9FB
  3. 200
    DFD6EE
  4. 300
    C6BADA
  5. 400
    A99CBF
  6. 500
    8D7EA2
  7. 600
    726486
  8. 700
    5B4F6D
  9. 800
    473D56
  10. 900
    3C2F4E
  11. 950
    1F1B25

Closest RAL, Tailwind and CSS colors

The nearest match to #3C2F4E in three color systems that designers and builders use.

ΔE is the distance in OKLab: under 2 is hard to see, over 10 is a clearly different color. Browse all RAL colors, the Tailwind palette or the 148 CSS color names. RAL values on screens are only a guide, so check a real color chart before you order paint.

The named colors that look closest to this one (ΔE in OKLab). Browse all shades of purple or search the color library.