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Recognised as Colour

#3A3242

  • #3A3242
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3242 is a violet with RGB values 58, 50, 66 and HSL 270°, 14%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A3242#3A3242
HEX#3A3242
RGBrgb(58, 50, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1961, 0.2588
RGB percentages22.7%, 19.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(270, 13.8%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.2%, 25.9%)
CMYK12.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,813,954
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C5CDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3543no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#313541no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#393437no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Black · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 33.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A4232
Analogous#323242, #423242
Triadic#423A32, #32423A
Split complementary#424232, #324232
Tetradic#423232, #3A4232, #324242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A093AD
Lighter +30%#877697
Lighter +20%#6D5E7C
Lighter +10%#54485F
Darker −10%#211C25
Darker −20%#070608
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A2351
Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R58
G50
B66
Red58 (22.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)13.79%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 32 · B 42

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