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Recognised as Colour

#36243B

  • #36243B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#36243B is a violet with RGB values 54, 36, 59 and HSL 287°, 24%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#36243B#36243B
HEX#36243B
RGBrgb(54, 36, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1412, 0.2314
RGB percentages21.2%, 14.1%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(287, 24.2%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 39%, 23.1%)
CMYK8.5%, 39%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,548,219
CSS custom property--colour: #36243B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#C9DBC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21293Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#252B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#36272Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dim grey · ΔE 32.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.8Slate grey · ΔE 38.9Gray · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#293B24
Analogous#2B243B, #3B2434
Triadic#3B3624, #243B36
Split complementary#353B24, #243B2B
Tetradic#3B2B24, #293B24, #24343B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A47CAF
Lighter +30%#8D5E9A
Lighter +20%#704B7A
Lighter +10%#53375B
Darker −10%#19111B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D1847
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R54
G36
B59
Red54 (21.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)24.21%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 24 · B 3B

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