Colour

#32173F

#32173F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32173F is a violet with RGB values 50, 23, 63 and HSL 281°, 47%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#32173F#32173F

HEX#32173F

RGBrgb(50, 23, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0902, 0.2471

RGB percentages19.6%, 9%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(280.5, 46.5%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 63.5%, 24.7%)

CMYK20.6%, 63.5%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,282,751

CSS custom property--colour: #32173F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1

Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#CDE8C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C2140no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#16233Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#311E28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1 Black · ΔE 32.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.3 Dim grey · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#243F17

Analogous#1E173F, #3F1738

Triadic#3F3217, #173F32

Split complementary#383F17, #173F1E

Tetradic#3F1E17, #243F17, #17383F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A35EC4

Lighter +30%#8B40AF

Lighter +20%#6D328A

Lighter +10%#502564

Darker −10%#14091A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#360C4A

Less saturated −25%#2E2234

Channel breakdown

R50

G23

B63

Red50 (19.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue280.5°

Saturation (HSL)46.51%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 17 · B 3F

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