Recognised as Colour

#3B2861

#3B2861
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2861 is a violet with RGB values 59, 40, 97 and HSL 260°, 42%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B2861

RGBrgb(59, 40, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1569, 0.3804

RGB percentages23.1%, 15.7%, 38%

HSLhsl(260, 41.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 58.8%, 38%)

CMYK39.2%, 58.8%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,876,961

CSS custom property--colour: #3B2861;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.63:1

Contrast with white12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#C4D79E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E3363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#143260no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#323440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1 Indigo · ΔE 36.3 Purple · ΔE 37.1 Slate blue · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E6128

Analogous#283161, #572861

Triadic#613B28, #28613B

Split complementary#615828, #326128

Tetradic#612832, #4E6128, #286158

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9F87CE

Lighter +30%#8263BF

Lighter +20%#6746A9

Lighter +10%#513785

Darker −10%#25193D

Darker −20%#0F0A19

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#351772

Less saturated −25%#413950

Channel breakdown

R59

G40

B97

Red59 (23.1%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)41.61%

Lightness26.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 28 · B 61

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