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Recognised as Colour

#3B233A

  • #3B233A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B233A is a magenta with RGB values 59, 35, 58 and HSL 303°, 26%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B233A#3B233A
HEX#3B233A
RGBrgb(59, 35, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1373, 0.2275
RGB percentages23.1%, 13.7%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(302.5, 25.5%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 40.7%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 1.7%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,875,642
CSS custom property--colour: #3B233A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C4DCC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22293Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#282C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3D252Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5Dim grey · ΔE 32.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 36Slate grey · ΔE 39.6Gray · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#233B24
Analogous#30233B, #3B232E
Triadic#3A3B23, #233A3B
Split complementary#2E3B23, #233B30
Tetradic#3B3023, #233B24, #232E3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B07AAE
Lighter +30%#9B5C98
Lighter +20%#7B4979
Lighter +10%#5B3659
Darker −10%#1B101B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#471745
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R59
G35
B58
Red59 (23.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue302.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.53%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 23 · B 3A

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