Colour

#3A1C49

#3A1C49
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A1C49 is a violet with RGB values 58, 28, 73 and HSL 280°, 45%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A1C49

RGBrgb(58, 28, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1098, 0.2863

RGB percentages22.7%, 11%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(280, 44.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 61.6%, 28.6%)

CMYK20.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,808,329

CSS custom property--colour: #3A1C49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#C5E3B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#10274Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#39242Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4 Black · ΔE 36.5 Purple · ΔE 40.1 Indigo · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B491C

Analogous#241C49, #491C42

Triadic#493A1C, #1C493A

Split complementary#42491C, #1C4923

Tetradic#49241C, #2B491C, #1C4249

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A86BC6

Lighter +30%#9246B8

Lighter +20%#753893

Lighter +10%#572A6E

Darker −10%#1D0E24

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E0F56

Less saturated −25%#36293C

Channel breakdown

R58

G28

B73

Red58 (22.7%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)44.55%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 1C · B 49

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