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Recognised as Colour

#3B2166

  • #3B2166
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2166 is a violet with RGB values 59, 33, 102 and HSL 263°, 51%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B2166#3B2166
HEX#3B2166
RGBrgb(59, 33, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1294, 0.4
RGB percentages23.1%, 12.9%, 40%
HSLhsl(262.6, 51.1%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 67.6%, 40%)
CMYK42.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,875,174
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2166;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C4DE99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003168no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#303140no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 28.3Purple · ΔE 31.4Slate blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C6621
Analogous#212A66, #5D2166
Triadic#663B21, #21663B
Split complementary#665D21, #2A6621
Tetradic#66212A, #4C6621, #21665D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F7ED5
Lighter +30%#8257C9
Lighter +20%#683AB3
Lighter +10%#512D8D
Darker −10%#25153F
Darker −20%#0E0819
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#371077
Less saturated −25%#3F3255

Channel breakdown

R59
G33
B102
Red59 (23.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue262.61°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 21 · B 66

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