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Recognised as Colour

#36235C

  • #36235C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#36235C is a violet with RGB values 54, 35, 92 and HSL 260°, 45%, 25%. 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

#36235C#36235C
HEX#36235C
RGBrgb(54, 35, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1373, 0.3608
RGB percentages21.2%, 13.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(260, 44.9%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 62%, 36.1%)
CMYK41.3%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,547,996
CSS custom property--colour: #36235C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.6 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#2B2B2B
Inverted#C9DCA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#052F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C2D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2F3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 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 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Indigo · ΔE 35.8Purple · ΔE 37.3Slate blue · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495C23
Analogous#232D5C, #52235C
Triadic#5C3623, #235C36
Split complementary#5C5323, #2D5C23
Tetradic#5C232D, #495C23, #235C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#987DCE
Lighter +30%#7B58C0
Lighter +20%#613FA6
Lighter +10%#4C3181
Darker −10%#201537
Darker −20%#0B0712
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#31136C
Less saturated −25%#3B334C

Channel breakdown

R54
G35
B92
Red54 (21.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)44.88%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 23 · B 5C

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