Colour

#372F4D

#372F4D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#372F4D is a violet with RGB values 55, 47, 77 and HSL 256°, 24%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#372F4D#372F4D

HEX#372F4D

RGBrgb(55, 47, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1843, 0.302

RGB percentages21.6%, 18.4%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(256, 24.2%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256, 39%, 30.2%)

CMYK28.6%, 39%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,616,589

CSS custom property--colour: #372F4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1

Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C8D0B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27344Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#28334Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#33343Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 28.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#454D2F

Analogous#2F364D, #462F4D

Triadic#4D372F, #2F4D37

Split complementary#4D462F, #364D2F

Tetradic#4D2F36, #454D2F, #2F4D46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9A8EBA

Lighter +30%#7D6EA7

Lighter +20%#64568C

Lighter +10%#4E426D

Darker −10%#201C2D

Darker −20%#0A080E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#301F5D

Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R55

G47

B77

Red55 (21.6%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue256°

Saturation (HSL)24.19%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 2F · B 4D

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