Colour

#36214E

#36214E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#36214E is a violet with RGB values 54, 33, 78 and HSL 268°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#36214E

RGBrgb(54, 33, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1294, 0.3059

RGB percentages21.2%, 12.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(268, 40.5%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268, 57.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK30.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,547,470

CSS custom property--colour: #36214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.15:1

Contrast with white14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#C9DEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#122B50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#182B4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#322934no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.5 Black · ΔE 36.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7 Dim grey · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#394E21

Analogous#21224E, #4D214E

Triadic#4E3621, #214E36

Split complementary#4E4D21, #234E21

Tetradic#4E2122, #394E21, #214E4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B76C5

Lighter +30%#8152B6

Lighter +20%#683F96

Lighter +10%#4F3072

Darker −10%#1D122A

Darker −20%#040306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35135C

Less saturated −25%#372F40

Channel breakdown

R54

G33

B78

Red54 (21.2%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue268°

Saturation (HSL)40.54%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 21 · B 4E

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