Colour

#3A2A41

#3A2A41
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3A2A41 is a violet with RGB values 58, 42, 65 and HSL 282°, 21%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3A2A41

RGBrgb(58, 42, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1647, 0.2549

RGB percentages22.7%, 16.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(281.7, 21.5%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 35.4%, 25.5%)

CMYK10.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,811,905

CSS custom property--colour: #3A2A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#C5D5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272F42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A3040no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3A2D32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 30 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.1 Slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Gray · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31412A

Analogous#2F2A41, #412A3C

Triadic#413A2A, #2A413A

Split complementary#3C412A, #2A412F

Tetradic#412F2A, #31412A, #2A3C41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A486B1

Lighter +30%#8D679D

Lighter +20%#71527F

Lighter +10%#563E60

Darker −10%#1E1622

Darker −20%#030203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F1D4E

Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R58

G42

B65

Red58 (22.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue281.74°

Saturation (HSL)21.5%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 2A · B 41

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