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Recognised as Colour

#322C39

  • #322C39
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#322C39 is a violet with RGB values 50, 44, 57 and HSL 268°, 13%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#322C39#322C39
HEX#322C39
RGBrgb(50, 44, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1725, 0.2235
RGB percentages19.6%, 17.3%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(267.7, 12.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 22.8%, 22.4%)
CMYK12.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,288,121
CSS custom property--colour: #322C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#CDD3C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2E3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2E39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#312E30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 34.8Gray · ΔE 35.7Light slate grey · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33392C
Analogous#2C2D39, #392C39
Triadic#39322C, #2C3932
Split complementary#39392C, #2D392C
Tetradic#392C2D, #33392C, #2C3938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#978BA6
Lighter +30%#7E6F8F
Lighter +20%#645873
Lighter +10%#4B4256
Darker −10%#19161C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#311F46
Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R50
G44
B57
Red50 (19.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)12.87%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 2C · B 39

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