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Recognised as Colour

#39246B

  • #39246B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#39246B is a violet with RGB values 57, 36, 107 and HSL 258°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#39246B#39246B
HEX#39246B
RGBrgb(57, 36, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1412, 0.4196
RGB percentages22.4%, 14.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(257.7, 49.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 66.4%, 42%)
CMYK46.7%, 66.4%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,744,875
CSS custom property--colour: #39246B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C6DB94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00336Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00316Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2B3444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11Midnight blue · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Indigo · ΔE 27.8Purple · ΔE 31.9Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566B24
Analogous#24336B, #5D246B
Triadic#6B3924, #246B39
Split complementary#6B5C24, #336B24
Tetradic#6B2433, #566B24, #246B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D85D6
Lighter +30%#7E5FC9
Lighter +20%#623EB7
Lighter +10%#4D3191
Darker −10%#251745
Darker −20%#100A1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32127D
Less saturated −25%#403659

Channel breakdown

R57
G36
B107
Red57 (22.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue257.75°
Saturation (HSL)49.65%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 24 · B 6B

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