Colour

#381C5B

#381C5B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#381C5B is a violet with RGB values 56, 28, 91 and HSL 267°, 53%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#381C5B#381C5B

HEX#381C5B

RGBrgb(56, 28, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1098, 0.3569

RGB percentages22%, 11%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(266.7, 52.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 69.2%, 35.7%)

CMYK38.5%, 69.2%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,677,275

CSS custom property--colour: #381C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1

Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#C7E3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#022B5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#302A38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6 Indigo · ΔE 31.3 Purple · ΔE 33.3 Navy · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F5B1C

Analogous#1C1F5B, #581C5B

Triadic#5B381C, #1C5B38

Split complementary#5B581C, #1F5B1C

Tetradic#5B1C1F, #3F5B1C, #1C5B58

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C70D3

Lighter +30%#8149C7

Lighter +20%#6834A9

Lighter +10%#502882

Darker −10%#201034

Darker −20%#08040D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#360D6A

Less saturated −25%#3A2B4C

Channel breakdown

R56

G28

B91

Red56 (22%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue266.67°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 1C · B 5B

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Colour values

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