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Recognised as Colour

#3B1440

  • #3B1440
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B1440 is a magenta with RGB values 59, 20, 64 and HSL 293°, 52%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B1440#3B1440
HEX#3B1440
RGBrgb(59, 20, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0784, 0.251
RGB percentages23.1%, 7.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(293.2, 52.4%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 68.8%, 25.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,871,808
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#C4EBBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C2141no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A263Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3C1B27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Midnight blue · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 35.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.1Purple · ΔE 39.7Indigo · ΔE 42.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#194014
Analogous#251440, #40142F
Triadic#403B14, #14403B
Split complementary#2F4014, #144025
Tetradic#402514, #194014, #142F40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD56CA
Lighter +30%#A638B5
Lighter +20%#832C8E
Lighter +10%#5F2067
Darker −10%#170819
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#43094A
Less saturated −25%#331E35

Channel breakdown

R59
G20
B64
Red59 (23.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue293.18°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 14 · B 40

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