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Colour

#3B1A4C

  • #3B1A4C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B1A4C is a violet with RGB values 59, 26, 76 and HSL 280°, 49%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B1A4C#3B1A4C
HEX#3B1A4C
RGBrgb(59, 26, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.102, 0.298
RGB percentages23.1%, 10.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(279.6, 49%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 65.8%, 29.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,873,356
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C4E5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#09274Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#17294Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#392330no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7Purple · ΔE 37.4Indigo · ΔE 38.8Black · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B4C1A
Analogous#221A4C, #4C1A44
Triadic#4C3B1A, #1A4C3B
Split complementary#444C1A, #1A4C22
Tetradic#4C221A, #2B4C1A, #1A444C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A967CB
Lighter +30%#9441BE
Lighter +20%#763498
Lighter +10%#592772
Darker −10%#1E0D26
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F0D59
Less saturated −25%#37273F

Channel breakdown

R59
G26
B76
Red59 (23.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue279.6°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 1A · B 4C

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