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Recognised as Colour

#3B2737

  • #3B2737
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B2737 is a magenta with RGB values 59, 39, 55 and HSL 312°, 20%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B2737#3B2737
HEX#3B2737
RGBrgb(59, 39, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1529, 0.2157
RGB percentages23.1%, 15.3%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(312, 20.4%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 33.9%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 6.8%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,876,663
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2737;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C4D8C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272C38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3D282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 37.5Gray · ΔE 37.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#273B2B
Analogous#35273B, #3B272D
Triadic#373B27, #27373B
Split complementary#2D3B27, #273B35
Tetradic#3B3527, #273B2B, #272D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC82A4
Lighter +30%#97648D
Lighter +20%#785070
Lighter +10%#5A3B54
Darker −10%#1C131A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#471B3E
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R59
G39
B55
Red59 (23.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)20.41%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 27 · B 37

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