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Recognised as Colour

#340E3C

  • #340E3C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#340E3C is a violet with RGB values 52, 14, 60 and HSL 290°, 62%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#340E3C#340E3C
HEX#340E3C
RGBrgb(52, 14, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.0549, 0.2353
RGB percentages20.4%, 5.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(289.6, 62.2%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 76.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK13.3%, 76.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,411,516
CSS custom property--colour: #340E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#CBF1C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#021C3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#12203Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#341623no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Midnight blue · ΔE 29.4Black · ΔE 35.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.4Purple · ΔE 40Indigo · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#163C0E
Analogous#1D0E3C, #3C0E2D
Triadic#3C340E, #0E3C34
Split complementary#2D3C0E, #0E3C1D
Tetradic#3C1D0E, #163C0E, #0E2D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA43D3
Lighter +30%#A02BB8
Lighter +20%#7C218F
Lighter +10%#581865
Darker −10%#100413
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A0545
Less saturated −25%#2E1733

Channel breakdown

R52
G14
B60
Red52 (20.4%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue289.57°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 0E · B 3C

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