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Recognised as Colour

#37275E

  • #37275E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#37275E is a violet with RGB values 55, 39, 94 and HSL 257°, 41%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#37275E#37275E
HEX#37275E
RGBrgb(55, 39, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1529, 0.3686
RGB percentages21.6%, 15.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(257.5, 41.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 58.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK41.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,614,558
CSS custom property--colour: #37275E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C8D8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E3260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#12305Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#2D323Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7Indigo · ΔE 37.6Purple · ΔE 38.7Slate blue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E5E27
Analogous#27325E, #53275E
Triadic#5E3727, #275E37
Split complementary#5E5227, #335E27
Tetradic#5E2732, #4E5E27, #275E53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A85CC
Lighter +30%#7C61BD
Lighter +20%#6145A6
Lighter +10%#4C3682
Darker −10%#22183A
Darker −20%#0D0916
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30166F
Less saturated −25%#3E384D

Channel breakdown

R55
G39
B94
Red55 (21.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue257.45°
Saturation (HSL)41.35%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 27 · B 5E

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