#3F354FMaharaja (#3F354F) is a dark, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 302°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.046. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #3F354F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 53, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 20%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 33%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(24.2 10.6 -14.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.351 0.046 302) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Maharaja shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#41344a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#41354d — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#3f354f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3f3550 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Maharaja in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.45:1 and against black 1.83:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9d95ab · #787088 · #564c66 · #3f354f · #170e23 · #020006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4e5a7c · #47456d · #3f354f · #391f42 · #2e1029 · #210313
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c4a4b0 · #9687af · #945f75 · #674d57 · #3f354f · #28193b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bccc96 · #7b738b · #5a5663 · #3f354f · #231b30 · #090510
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f3eb · #bbb7c2 · #838580 · #54515b · #3f354f · #23251f
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4effc · #cbc6d4 · #9e98a9 · #3f354f · #05010e · #b4d359
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff4e4 · #b3c095 · #7d8c58 · #4d582f · #3f354f · #272033
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff4e4 · #c7b98e · #62926e · #605226 · #3f354f · #16291b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feefe3 · #d6b293 · #4b9387 · #225e55 · #3f354f · #312010
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedea · #ddaca2 · #7d8c58 · #1f5c67 · #3f354f · #212712
#5A516A · #776F85 · #958EA2 · #B5AFBF · #D5D1DE
#352C44 · #2C2438 · #221B2E · #191323 · #110C19
#3E364B · #3D3847 · #3C3942
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.