Recognised as Colour

#3B2548

#3B2548
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2548 is a violet with RGB values 59, 37, 72 and HSL 278°, 32%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B2548

RGBrgb(59, 37, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1451, 0.2824

RGB percentages23.1%, 14.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(277.7, 32.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 48.6%, 28.2%)

CMYK18.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,876,168

CSS custom property--colour: #3B2548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#C4DAB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2D49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#232E47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3A2A33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Black · ΔE 31.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Dim grey · ΔE 36 Slate grey · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#324825

Analogous#2A2548, #482543

Triadic#483B25, #25483B

Split complementary#444825, #25482A

Tetradic#482A25, #324825, #254348

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A57DBC

Lighter +30%#8D5BAB

Lighter +20%#72488B

Lighter +10%#57366A

Darker −10%#1F1426

Darker −20%#040205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F1756

Less saturated −25%#37333A

Channel breakdown

R59

G37

B72

Red59 (23.1%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue277.71°

Saturation (HSL)32.11%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 25 · B 48

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