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Recognised as Colour

#3A2867

  • #3A2867
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A2867 is a violet with RGB values 58, 40, 103 and HSL 257°, 44%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A2867#3A2867
HEX#3A2867
RGBrgb(58, 40, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1569, 0.4039
RGB percentages22.7%, 15.7%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(257.1, 44.1%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 61.2%, 40.4%)
CMYK43.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,811,431
CSS custom property--colour: #3A2867;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#C5D798

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#033569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A3366no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E3643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Indigo · ΔE 32.9Purple · ΔE 35.2Slate blue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#556728
Analogous#283667, #5A2867
Triadic#673A28, #28673A
Split complementary#675928, #366728
Tetradic#672836, #556728, #286759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E8AD1
Lighter +30%#8065C3
Lighter +20%#6345B0
Lighter +10%#4F368C
Darker −10%#251A42
Darker −20%#110B1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#321679
Less saturated −25%#423A55

Channel breakdown

R58
G40
B103
Red58 (22.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)44.06%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 28 · B 67

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