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Recognised as Colour

#34214E

  • #34214E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34214E is a violet with RGB values 52, 33, 78 and HSL 265°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#34214E#34214E
HEX#34214E
RGBrgb(52, 33, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1294, 0.3059
RGB percentages20.4%, 12.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(265.3, 40.5%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 57.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,416,398
CSS custom property--colour: #34214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#CBDEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#112A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#172A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2A34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Midnight blue · ΔE 27.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Black · ΔE 36.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.5Dim grey · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B4E21
Analogous#21244E, #4B214E
Triadic#4E3421, #214E34
Split complementary#4E4B21, #244E21
Tetradic#4E2124, #3B4E21, #214E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9776C5
Lighter +30%#7C52B6
Lighter +20%#643F96
Lighter +10%#4C3072
Darker −10%#1C122A
Darker −20%#040306
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32135C
Less saturated −25%#362F40

Channel breakdown

R52
G33
B78
Red52 (20.4%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue265.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 21 · B 4E

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