What color is #3C082A?

#3C082A is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(60, 8, 42), and in HSL hsl(321, 76%, 13%).

Is #3C082A accessible as text?

On white, #3C082A has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.26:1 (fails). For text placed on #3C082A, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #3C082A?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is pink-950 (#510424).

What colors go well with #3C082A?

#3C082A pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #083A1A. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #3C082A below.

Is #3C082A good for buttons?

#3C082A works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #3C082A — black text only reaches 1.26:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #3C082A the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #3C082A is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#3C082A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #3C082A

Not just a swatch — here's how #3C082A works with other colors. Named schemes with #3C082A in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #3C082A Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

Deep Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #3C082A Secondary #B96030 Accent #7D7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Deep Purple as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #3C082A Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Deep Purple sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #3C082A Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B Surface #F3EDE3

Deep Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #3C082A Secondary #513E48 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Deep Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Deep Purple carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #3C082A actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 61/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 23/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 74/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 48/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 78/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 34/100

Low

Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.

UI accent fit 22/100

Low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 42/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 90/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #3C082A

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People also use #3C082A with

Indigo Oxblood Sacramento Green Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 16.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EBBADA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #3A0818 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #3C082A at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #3C082A;
  --color-base-rgb: 60 8 42;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(24.7% 0.089 345.5);
  --color-50: #FEF1F9;
  --color-100: #FBDAF0;
  --color-200: #F5B7DF;
  --color-300: #E987C6;
  --color-400: #D85AAC;
  --color-500: #BD378E;
  --color-600: #90326F;
  --color-700: #662951;
  --color-800: #431E36;
  --color-900: #291422;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  deep-purple: {
    50: '#FEF1F9',
    100: '#FBDAF0',
    200: '#F5B7DF',
    300: '#E987C6',
    400: '#D85AAC',
    500: '#BD378E',
    600: '#90326F',
    700: '#662951',
    800: '#431E36',
    900: '#291422',
  },
}

$base: #3C082A;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1F9;
$base-100: #FBDAF0;
$base-200: #F5B7DF;
$base-300: #E987C6;
$base-400: #D85AAC;
$base-500: #BD378E;
$base-600: #90326F;
$base-700: #662951;
$base-800: #431E36;
$base-900: #291422;
$base-hover: #2F0621;
$base-subtle: #E396C8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#3C082A",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FBDAF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F5B7DF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E987C6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#D85AAC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#BD378E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#90326F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#662951",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#431E36",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291422",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}