Nearest named color: Russian Violet
#3D192E
#3D192E
Nearest named
Russian Violet
Family
Pink
Lightness
27.4%
Chroma
0.064
Hue angle
346.1°
Temperature
Warm
Contrast on white
15.25:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.22:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#330033
CSS oklch()
27% 0.06 346

#3D192E is a deep, temperate rose. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #3D192E

Not just a swatch — here's how #3D192E works with other colors. Named schemes with #3D192E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Russian Violet 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

This palette keeps Russian Violet 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

Russian Violet 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

Russian Violet 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

Russian Violet 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 Russian Violet carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #3D192E 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 58/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 27/100
Low
Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.
Depth 70/100
High
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 9/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 45/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 73/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 25/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 25/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 48/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 93/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #3D192E

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People also use #3D192E with

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 15.3:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E1C8D7 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #3E1922 — 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 #3D192E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #3D192E;
  --color-base-rgb: 61 25 46;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(27.4% 0.064 346.1);
  --color-50: #FBF4F8;
  --color-100: #F4E2EC;
  --color-200: #E7C5D9;
  --color-300: #D39CBC;
  --color-400: #BC769F;
  --color-500: #9F5581;
  --color-600: #7B4765;
  --color-700: #58364A;
  --color-800: #3B2632;
  --color-900: #241920;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}