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Colour

#35225B

  • #35225B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35225B is a violet with RGB values 53, 34, 91 and HSL 260°, 46%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35225B#35225B
HEX#35225B
RGBrgb(53, 34, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1333, 0.3569
RGB percentages20.8%, 13.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(260, 45.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 62.6%, 35.7%)
CMYK41.8%, 62.6%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,482,203
CSS custom property--colour: #35225B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#CADDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#032E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A2C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2E3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Indigo · ΔE 35.8Purple · ΔE 37.4Slate blue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#485B22
Analogous#222C5B, #52225B
Triadic#5B3522, #225B35
Split complementary#5B5222, #2C5B22
Tetradic#5B222C, #485B22, #225B52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#977BCE
Lighter +30%#7956C0
Lighter +20%#603EA5
Lighter +10%#4B3080
Darker −10%#1F1436
Darker −20%#0A0611
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30126B
Less saturated −25%#3A324B

Channel breakdown

R53
G34
B91
Red53 (20.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)45.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 22 · B 5B

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