Colour

#3B2236

#3B2236
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B2236 is a magenta with RGB values 59, 34, 54 and HSL 312°, 27%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B2236#3B2236

HEX#3B2236

RGBrgb(59, 34, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1333, 0.2118

RGB percentages23.1%, 13.3%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(312, 26.9%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 42.4%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 8.5%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,875,382

CSS custom property--colour: #3B2236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1

Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#C4DDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222837no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#282C35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3D2329no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40 Gray · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#223B27

Analogous#34223B, #3B222A

Triadic#363B22, #22363B

Split complementary#2A3B22, #223B34

Tetradic#3B3422, #223B27, #222A3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B178A6

Lighter +30%#9C5A8F

Lighter +20%#7C4771

Lighter +10%#5B3554

Darker −10%#1B0F18

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#47163D

Less saturated −25%#2F2E2F

Channel breakdown

R59

G34

B54

Red59 (23.1%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)26.88%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 22 · B 36

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