Colour

#35173E

#35173E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35173E is a violet with RGB values 53, 23, 62 and HSL 286°, 46%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#35173E

RGBrgb(53, 23, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0902, 0.2431

RGB percentages20.8%, 9%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(286.2, 45.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 62.9%, 24.3%)

CMYK14.5%, 62.9%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,479,358

CSS custom property--colour: #35173E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.63:1

Contrast with white15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#CAE8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E213Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#19243Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#351D27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.2 Black · ΔE 32.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.2 Dim grey · ΔE 42.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#203E17

Analogous#22173E, #3E1733

Triadic#3E3517, #173E35

Split complementary#343E17, #173E21

Tetradic#3E2117, #203E17, #17333E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC5EC3

Lighter +30%#9440AE

Lighter +20%#753388

Lighter +10%#552563

Darker −10%#150919

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B0C49

Less saturated −25%#2F2233

Channel breakdown

R53

G23

B62

Red53 (20.8%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue286.15°

Saturation (HSL)45.88%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 17 · B 3E

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