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Colour

#372D49

  • #372D49
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#372D49 is a violet with RGB values 55, 45, 73 and HSL 261°, 24%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#372D49#372D49
HEX#372D49
RGBrgb(55, 45, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1765, 0.2863
RGB percentages21.6%, 17.6%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(261.4, 23.7%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 38.4%, 28.6%)
CMYK24.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,616,073
CSS custom property--colour: #372D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C8D2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26324Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#283248no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#343137no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Black · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8Slate grey · ΔE 35.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 28.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F492D
Analogous#2D3149, #452D49
Triadic#49372D, #2D4937
Split complementary#49452D, #31492D
Tetradic#492D31, #3F492D, #2D4945

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B8BB7
Lighter +30%#7F6BA4
Lighter +20%#675488
Lighter +10%#4F4069
Darker −10%#1F1A29
Darker −20%#07060A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#331E58
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R55
G45
B73
Red55 (21.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.73%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 2D · B 49

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