#372E4F
Oxford Blue · dark cool purple
About #372E4F
With the hex code #372E4F, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 18% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Oxford Blue — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Prussian Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #464F2E, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.60:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #372E4F?
With the hex code #372E4F, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 18% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #372E4F?
Use white text. White on #372E4F has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #372E4F?
Its complementary colour is #464F2E, and analogous partners are #2E354F and #482E4F.