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Recognised as Colour

#31244B

  • #31244B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#31244B is a violet with RGB values 49, 36, 75 and HSL 260°, 35%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#31244B#31244B
HEX#31244B
RGBrgb(49, 36, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1412, 0.2941
RGB percentages19.2%, 14.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(260, 35.1%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 52%, 29.4%)
CMYK34.7%, 52%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,220,555
CSS custom property--colour: #31244B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 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#2A2A2A
Inverted#CEDBB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#172B4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A2B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2B2B34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 25.9Midnight blue · ΔE 31.6Black · ΔE 32.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.1Dim grey · ΔE 38.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E4B24
Analogous#242A4B, #44244B
Triadic#4B3124, #244B31
Split complementary#4B4524, #2B4B24
Tetradic#4B242B, #3E4B24, #244B45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#927BC0
Lighter +30%#7659AF
Lighter +20%#5E4590
Lighter +10%#48356D
Darker −10%#1A1329
Darker −20%#040306
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C1659
Less saturated −25%#36323D

Channel breakdown

R49
G36
B75
Red49 (19.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 24 · B 4B

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