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Recognised as Colour

#35294E

  • #35294E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35294E is a violet with RGB values 53, 41, 78 and HSL 259°, 31%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35294E#35294E
HEX#35294E
RGBrgb(53, 41, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1608, 0.3059
RGB percentages20.8%, 16.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(259.5, 31.1%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 47.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK32.1%, 47.4%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,483,982
CSS custom property--colour: #35294E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#CAD6B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E304Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#202F4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#303037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Black · ΔE 32.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 35.7Slate grey · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424E29
Analogous#292F4E, #48294E
Triadic#4E3529, #294E35
Split complementary#4E4829, #2F4E29
Tetradic#4E292F, #424E29, #294E48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9784BF
Lighter +30%#7B63AD
Lighter +20%#624C91
Lighter +10%#4C3B6F
Darker −10%#1E172D
Darker −20%#08060B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#301A5D
Less saturated −25%#3A383F

Channel breakdown

R53
G41
B78
Red53 (20.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue259.46°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 29 · B 4E

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