Colour

#3A2543

#3A2543
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3A2543 is a violet with RGB values 58, 37, 67 and HSL 282°, 29%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3A2543

RGBrgb(58, 37, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1451, 0.2627

RGB percentages22.7%, 14.5%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(282, 28.8%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 44.8%, 26.3%)

CMYK13.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,810,627

CSS custom property--colour: #3A2543;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1

Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#C5DABC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202C44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#252E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3A2930no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8 Slate grey · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E4325

Analogous#2B2543, #43253D

Triadic#433A25, #25433A

Split complementary#3D4325, #25432B

Tetradic#432B25, #2E4325, #253D43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A67DB7

Lighter +30%#8F5CA5

Lighter +20%#734985

Lighter +10%#563764

Darker −10%#1E1322

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F1850

Less saturated −25%#353236

Channel breakdown

R58

G37

B67

Red58 (22.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)28.85%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 25 · B 43

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