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Recognised as Colour

#38255D

  • #38255D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38255D is a violet with RGB values 56, 37, 93 and HSL 260°, 43%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#38255D#38255D
HEX#38255D
RGBrgb(56, 37, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1451, 0.3647
RGB percentages22%, 14.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(260.4, 43.1%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 60.2%, 36.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,679,581
CSS custom property--colour: #38255D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#C7DAA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A305Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#112F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2F313Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Indigo · ΔE 36.6Purple · ΔE 37.6Slate blue · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5D25
Analogous#252E5D, #54255D
Triadic#5D3825, #255D38
Split complementary#5D5425, #2E5D25
Tetradic#5D252E, #4A5D25, #255D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B81CD
Lighter +30%#7E5DBE
Lighter +20%#6442A6
Lighter +10%#4E3481
Darker −10%#221639
Darker −20%#0C0814
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#33156D
Less saturated −25%#3D354D

Channel breakdown

R56
G37
B93
Red56 (22%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue260.36°
Saturation (HSL)43.08%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 25 · B 5D

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