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Recognised as Colour

#37235D

  • #37235D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#37235D is a violet with RGB values 55, 35, 93 and HSL 261°, 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

#37235D#37235D
HEX#37235D
RGBrgb(55, 35, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1373, 0.3647
RGB percentages21.6%, 13.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(260.7, 45.3%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 62.4%, 36.5%)
CMYK40.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,613,533
CSS custom property--colour: #37235D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C8DCA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#042F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C2E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Indigo · ΔE 35.2Purple · ΔE 36.7Slate blue · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495D23
Analogous#232C5D, #54235D
Triadic#5D3723, #235D37
Split complementary#5D5423, #2C5D23
Tetradic#5D232C, #495D23, #235D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#997ECE
Lighter +30%#7C59C0
Lighter +20%#633FA7
Lighter +10%#4D3182
Darker −10%#211538
Darker −20%#0B0713
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32136D
Less saturated −25%#3C334D

Channel breakdown

R55
G35
B93
Red55 (21.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)45.31%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 23 · B 5D

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