Recognised as Colour

#352A41

#352A41
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#352A41 is a violet with RGB values 53, 42, 65 and HSL 269°, 21%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#352A41#352A41

HEX#352A41

RGBrgb(53, 42, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1647, 0.2549

RGB percentages20.8%, 16.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(268.7, 21.5%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 35.4%, 25.5%)

CMYK18.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,484,225

CSS custom property--colour: #352A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1

Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#CAD5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262E42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#282F40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#332D32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.2 Slate grey · ΔE 36 Gray · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#36412A

Analogous#2A2B41, #402A41

Triadic#41352A, #2A4135

Split complementary#41412A, #2A412A

Tetradic#412A2B, #36412A, #2A4140

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9B86B1

Lighter +30%#81679D

Lighter +20%#68527F

Lighter +10%#4E3E60

Darker −10%#1C1622

Darker −20%#020203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#341D4E

Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R53

G42

B65

Red53 (20.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue268.7°

Saturation (HSL)21.5%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 2A · B 41

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