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Recognised as Colour

#39185E

  • #39185E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#39185E is a violet with RGB values 57, 24, 94 and HSL 268°, 59%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#39185E#39185E
HEX#39185E
RGBrgb(57, 24, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0941, 0.3686
RGB percentages22.4%, 9.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(268.3, 59.3%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 74.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK39.4%, 74.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,741,790
CSS custom property--colour: #39185E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#C6E7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#312939no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 27.1Purple · ΔE 30.2Navy · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D5E18
Analogous#181A5E, #5C185E
Triadic#5E3918, #185E39
Split complementary#5E5C18, #1A5E18
Tetradic#5E181A, #3D5E18, #185E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E69D9
Lighter +30%#8341CE
Lighter +20%#6A2DAF
Lighter +10%#522287
Darker −10%#200E35
Darker −20%#08030D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38096D
Less saturated −25%#3A274F

Channel breakdown

R57
G24
B94
Red57 (22.4%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue268.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 18 · B 5E

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