Recognised as Colour

#34273E

#34273E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#34273E is a violet with RGB values 52, 39, 62 and HSL 274°, 23%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#34273E#34273E

HEX#34273E

RGBrgb(52, 39, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1529, 0.2431

RGB percentages20.4%, 15.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(273.9, 22.8%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 37.1%, 24.3%)

CMYK16.1%, 37.1%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,417,918

CSS custom property--colour: #34273E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02529WCAG 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 13.95:1

Contrast with white13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#CBD8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232B3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#262C3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#332A2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.5 Slate grey · ΔE 37.4 Gray · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#313E27

Analogous#29273E, #3E273D

Triadic#3E3427, #273E34

Split complementary#3D3E27, #273E29

Tetradic#3E2927, #313E27, #273D3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C81B0

Lighter +30%#83629C

Lighter +20%#694E7D

Lighter +10%#4E3B5D

Darker −10%#1A131F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#361A4B

Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R52

G39

B62

Red52 (20.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue273.91°

Saturation (HSL)22.77%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 27 · B 3E

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