Colour

#38184B

#38184B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38184B is a violet with RGB values 56, 24, 75 and HSL 278°, 52%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#38184B

RGBrgb(56, 24, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0941, 0.2941

RGB percentages22%, 9.4%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(277.6, 51.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 68%, 29.4%)

CMYK25.3%, 68%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,676,235

CSS custom property--colour: #38184B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1

Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#C7E7B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#04254Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#13274Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#36222Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.6 Purple · ΔE 37.5 Indigo · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B4B18

Analogous#1E184B, #4B1845

Triadic#4B3818, #184B38

Split complementary#454B18, #184B1E

Tetradic#4B1E18, #2B4B18, #18454B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A562CD

Lighter +30%#8F3DBF

Lighter +20%#723198

Lighter +10%#552472

Darker −10%#1B0C24

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B0C57

Less saturated −25%#35243F

Channel breakdown

R56

G24

B75

Red56 (22%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue277.65°

Saturation (HSL)51.52%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 18 · B 4B

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