Recognised as Colour

#3B243F

#3B243F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B243F is a magenta with RGB values 59, 36, 63 and HSL 291°, 27%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3B243F

RGBrgb(59, 36, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1412, 0.2471

RGB percentages23.1%, 14.1%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(291.1, 27.3%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 42.9%, 24.7%)

CMYK6.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,875,903

CSS custom property--colour: #3B243F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.91:1

Contrast with white13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#C4DBC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212B40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#272D3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3C272Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#283F24

Analogous#2D243F, #3F2436

Triadic#3F3B24, #243F3B

Split complementary#353F24, #243F2E

Tetradic#3F2E24, #283F24, #24363F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB7BB4

Lighter +30%#965CA0

Lighter +20%#784980

Lighter +10%#59375F

Darker −10%#1D111F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#44184B

Less saturated −25%#323033

Channel breakdown

R59

G36

B63

Red59 (23.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue291.11°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 24 · B 3F

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