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Recognised as Colour

#36303D

  • #36303D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36303D is a violet with RGB values 54, 48, 61 and HSL 268°, 12%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36303D#36303D
HEX#36303D
RGBrgb(54, 48, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1882, 0.2392
RGB percentages21.2%, 18.8%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(267.7, 11.9%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 21.3%, 23.9%)
CMYK11.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,551,293
CSS custom property--colour: #36303D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C9CFC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E323Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F323Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#353234no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Black · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 33Gray · ΔE 33.9Light slate grey · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#373D30
Analogous#30313D, #3C303D
Triadic#3D3630, #303D36
Split complementary#3D3D30, #313D30
Tetradic#3D3031, #373D30, #303D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C91A8
Lighter +30%#827492
Lighter +20%#695D76
Lighter +10%#4F465A
Darker −10%#1D1A20
Darker −20%#030304
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35224B
Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R54
G48
B61
Red54 (21.2%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)11.93%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 30 · B 3D

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