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Colour

#35174E

  • #35174E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35174E is a violet with RGB values 53, 23, 78 and HSL 273°, 54%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35174E#35174E
HEX#35174E
RGBrgb(53, 23, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0902, 0.3059
RGB percentages20.8%, 9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(272.7, 54.5%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 70.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK32.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,479,374
CSS custom property--colour: #35174E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#CAE8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A264Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#312330no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7Indigo · ΔE 35.9Purple · ΔE 36.4Dark magenta · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#304E17
Analogous#1A174E, #4E174B
Triadic#4E3517, #174E35
Split complementary#4B4E17, #174E1A
Tetradic#4E1A17, #304E17, #174B4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E61D0
Lighter +30%#853AC4
Lighter +20%#6B2E9D
Lighter +10%#502375
Darker −10%#1A0B27
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#360A5B
Less saturated −25%#342441

Channel breakdown

R53
G23
B78
Red53 (20.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 17 · B 4E

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