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Recognised as Colour

#3A2967

  • #3A2967
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A2967 is a violet with RGB values 58, 41, 103 and HSL 256°, 43%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A2967#3A2967
HEX#3A2967
RGBrgb(58, 41, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1608, 0.4039
RGB percentages22.7%, 16.1%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(256.5, 43.1%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 60.2%, 40.4%)
CMYK43.7%, 60.2%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,811,687
CSS custom property--colour: #3A2967;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C5D698

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#073569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C3366no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2E3643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 33.7Slate blue · ΔE 35.6Purple · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566729
Analogous#293767, #592967
Triadic#673A29, #29673A
Split complementary#675929, #376729
Tetradic#672937, #566729, #296759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E8BD1
Lighter +30%#8067C2
Lighter +20%#6346B0
Lighter +10%#4F388B
Darker −10%#251A43
Darker −20%#110C1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#321779
Less saturated −25%#423B55

Channel breakdown

R58
G41
B103
Red58 (22.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue256.45°
Saturation (HSL)43.06%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 29 · B 67

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