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Recognised as Colour

#35175C

  • #35175C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#35175C is a violet with RGB values 53, 23, 92 and HSL 266°, 60%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#35175C#35175C
HEX#35175C
RGBrgb(53, 23, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0902, 0.3608
RGB percentages20.8%, 9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(266.1, 60%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 75%, 36.1%)
CMYK42.4%, 75%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,479,388
CSS custom property--colour: #35175C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.7:1
Contrast with white14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#CAE8A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00285Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00285Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2837no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Indigo · ΔE 27.7Purple · ΔE 31.3Navy · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E5C17
Analogous#171C5C, #58175C
Triadic#5C3517, #175C35
Split complementary#5C5817, #1C5C17
Tetradic#5C171B, #3E5C17, #175C57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9866D9
Lighter +30%#7D3DCF
Lighter +20%#642BAE
Lighter +10%#4D2185
Darker −10%#1D0D33
Darker −20%#06030A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#33096A
Less saturated −25%#37254E

Channel breakdown

R53
G23
B92
Red53 (20.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 17 · B 5C

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