Recognised as Colour

#3A2F45

#3A2F45
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A2F45 is a violet with RGB values 58, 47, 69 and HSL 270°, 19%, 23%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3A2F45

RGBrgb(58, 47, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1843, 0.2706

RGB percentages22.7%, 18.4%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(270, 19%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 31.9%, 27.1%)

CMYK15.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,813,189

CSS custom property--colour: #3A2F45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.56:1

Contrast with white12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C5D0BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B3346no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D3444no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#393237no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Black · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A452F

Analogous#2F2F45, #452F45

Triadic#453A2F, #2F453A

Split complementary#45452F, #2F452F

Tetradic#452F2F, #3A452F, #2F4545

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A08EB2

Lighter +30%#87709D

Lighter +20%#6D5882

Lighter +10%#544463

Darker −10%#211A27

Darker −20%#070608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A2153

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R58

G47

B69

Red58 (22.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)18.97%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 2F · B 45

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