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Colour

#3A2660

  • #3A2660
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A2660 is a violet with RGB values 58, 38, 96 and HSL 261°, 43%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A2660#3A2660
HEX#3A2660
RGBrgb(58, 38, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.149, 0.3765
RGB percentages22.7%, 14.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(260.7, 43.3%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 60.4%, 37.6%)
CMYK39.6%, 60.4%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,810,912
CSS custom property--colour: #3A2660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C5D99F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#093262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#11315Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#31323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Indigo · ΔE 35.4Purple · ΔE 36.5Slate blue · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C6026
Analogous#262F60, #572660
Triadic#603A26, #26603A
Split complementary#605726, #2F6026
Tetradic#60262F, #4C6026, #266057

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D84CE
Lighter +30%#815FC0
Lighter +20%#6643A9
Lighter +10%#503485
Darker −10%#24183B
Darker −20%#0E0917
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351571
Less saturated −25%#3F374F

Channel breakdown

R58
G38
B96
Red58 (22.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)43.28%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 26 · B 60

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