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Colour

#3A295F

  • #3A295F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A295F is a violet with RGB values 58, 41, 95 and HSL 259°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A295F#3A295F
HEX#3A295F
RGBrgb(58, 41, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1608, 0.3725
RGB percentages22.7%, 16.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(258.9, 39.7%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 56.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK38.9%, 56.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,811,679
CSS custom property--colour: #3A295F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C5D6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#133361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#17325Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#31343Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Midnight blue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Indigo · ΔE 38.3Purple · ΔE 38.8Slate blue · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E5F29
Analogous#29335F, #55295F
Triadic#5F3A29, #295F3A
Split complementary#5F5529, #335F29
Tetradic#5F2933, #4E5F29, #295F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E88CC
Lighter +30%#8065BC
Lighter +20%#6648A6
Lighter +10%#503883
Darker −10%#241A3B
Darker −20%#0F0A18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#341870
Less saturated −25%#403A4E

Channel breakdown

R58
G41
B95
Red58 (22.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue258.89°
Saturation (HSL)39.71%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 29 · B 5F

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