Colour

#31234F

#31234F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#31234F is a violet with RGB values 49, 35, 79 and HSL 259°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#31234F#31234F

HEX#31234F

RGBrgb(49, 35, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1373, 0.3098

RGB percentages19.2%, 13.7%, 31%

HSLhsl(259.1, 38.6%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 55.7%, 31%)

CMYK38%, 55.7%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,220,303

CSS custom property--colour: #31234F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.15:1

Contrast with white14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#CEDCB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#132B51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#162A4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2C35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 35.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1 Dim grey · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#414F23

Analogous#232B4F, #47234F

Triadic#4F3123, #234F31

Split complementary#4F4723, #2B4F23

Tetradic#4F232B, #414F23, #234F47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#927AC4

Lighter +30%#7457B4

Lighter +20%#5D4296

Lighter +10%#473372

Darker −10%#1B132C

Darker −20%#050408

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C155D

Less saturated −25%#363141

Channel breakdown

R49

G35

B79

Red49 (19.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue259.09°

Saturation (HSL)38.6%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 23 · B 4F

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