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Recognised as Colour

#3B1D5C

  • #3B1D5C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B1D5C is a violet with RGB values 59, 29, 92 and HSL 269°, 52%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B1D5C#3B1D5C
HEX#3B1D5C
RGBrgb(59, 29, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1137, 0.3608
RGB percentages23.1%, 11.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(268.6, 52.1%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 68.5%, 36.1%)
CMYK35.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,874,140
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#C4E2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002C5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#072C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#342B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 31.2Purple · ΔE 32.7Dark magenta · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E5C1D
Analogous#1D1F5C, #5A1D5C
Triadic#5C3B1D, #1D5C3B
Split complementary#5C5A1D, #1F5C1D
Tetradic#5C1D1E, #3E5C1D, #1D5C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A072D3
Lighter +30%#864CC6
Lighter +20%#6D35AA
Lighter +10%#542983
Darker −10%#221135
Darker −20%#09050E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A0E6B
Less saturated −25%#3C2C4D

Channel breakdown

R59
G29
B92
Red59 (23.1%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue268.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 1D · B 5C

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