Colour

#382A3D

#382A3D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#382A3D is a violet with RGB values 56, 42, 61 and HSL 284°, 18%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#382A3D

RGBrgb(56, 42, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1647, 0.2392

RGB percentages22%, 16.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(284.2, 18.4%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 31.1%, 23.9%)

CMYK8.2%, 31.1%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,680,829

CSS custom property--colour: #382A3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.4:1

Contrast with white13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#C7D5C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282E3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2F3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#382C31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 37.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F3D2A

Analogous#2F2A3D, #3D2A38

Triadic#3D382A, #2A3D38

Split complementary#393D2A, #2A3D2F

Tetradic#3D2F2A, #2F3D2A, #2A393D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A287AC

Lighter +30%#8B6997

Lighter +20%#6F5479

Lighter +10%#543F5B

Darker −10%#1C151F

Darker −20%#010001

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E1D4A

Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R56

G42

B61

Red56 (22%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue284.21°

Saturation (HSL)18.45%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 2A · B 3D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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