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Recognised as Colour

#372D44

  • #372D44
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#372D44 is a violet with RGB values 55, 45, 68 and HSL 266°, 20%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#372D44#372D44
HEX#372D44
RGBrgb(55, 45, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1765, 0.2667
RGB percentages21.6%, 17.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(266.1, 20.4%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 33.8%, 26.7%)
CMYK19.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,616,068
CSS custom property--colour: #372D44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C8D2BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#283145no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#353035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9Black · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.9Slate grey · ΔE 34.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A442D
Analogous#2D2F44, #422D44
Triadic#44372D, #2D4437
Split complementary#44422D, #2F442D
Tetradic#442D2E, #3A442D, #2D4442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C8BB2
Lighter +30%#826C9E
Lighter +20%#695681
Lighter +10%#504163
Darker −10%#1E1925
Darker −20%#050407
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351F52
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R55
G45
B68
Red55 (21.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 2D · B 44

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