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Recognised as Colour

#35274E

  • #35274E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35274E is a violet with RGB values 53, 39, 78 and HSL 262°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35274E#35274E
HEX#35274E
RGBrgb(53, 39, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1529, 0.3059
RGB percentages20.8%, 15.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(261.5, 33.3%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 50%, 30.6%)
CMYK32.1%, 50%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,483,470
CSS custom property--colour: #35274E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#CAD8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B2E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2E4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#302E36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9Black · ΔE 33.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.5Dim grey · ΔE 37.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#404E27
Analogous#272D4E, #48274E
Triadic#4E3527, #274E35
Split complementary#4E4827, #2D4E27
Tetradic#4E272D, #404E27, #274E48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9881C0
Lighter +30%#7C5FAF
Lighter +20%#634992
Lighter +10%#4C3870
Darker −10%#1E162C
Darker −20%#07050A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#31185D
Less saturated −25%#39363F

Channel breakdown

R53
G39
B78
Red53 (20.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue261.54°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 27 · B 4E

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