Recognised as Colour

#31203B

#31203B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#31203B is a violet with RGB values 49, 32, 59 and HSL 278°, 30%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#31203B#31203B

HEX#31203B

RGBrgb(49, 32, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1255, 0.2314

RGB percentages19.2%, 12.5%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(277.8, 29.7%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 45.8%, 23.1%)

CMYK16.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,219,515

CSS custom property--colour: #31203B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1

Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#CEDFC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B263Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F273Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#30242Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A3B20

Analogous#24203B, #3B2037

Triadic#3B3120, #203B31

Split complementary#383B20, #203B23

Tetradic#3B2420, #2A3B20, #20373B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9C74B3

Lighter +30%#83569E

Lighter +20%#68447D

Lighter +10%#4C325C

Darker −10%#160E1A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#341546

Less saturated −25%#2E2B30

Channel breakdown

R49

G32

B59

Red49 (19.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue277.78°

Saturation (HSL)29.67%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 20 · B 3B

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