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Recognised as Colour

#3B2960

  • #3B2960
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2960 is a violet with RGB values 59, 41, 96 and HSL 260°, 40%, 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

#3B2960#3B2960
HEX#3B2960
RGBrgb(59, 41, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1608, 0.3765
RGB percentages23.1%, 16.1%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(259.6, 40.1%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 57.3%, 37.6%)
CMYK38.5%, 57.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,877,216
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C4D69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#123462no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#17335Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#323440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2Indigo · ΔE 37.6Purple · ΔE 38.2Slate blue · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6029
Analogous#293360, #562960
Triadic#603B29, #29603B
Split complementary#605629, #336029
Tetradic#602933, #4E6029, #296056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F89CC
Lighter +30%#8265BD
Lighter +20%#6748A7
Lighter +10%#513884
Darker −10%#251A3C
Darker −20%#0F0A19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351871
Less saturated −25%#413A4F

Channel breakdown

R59
G41
B96
Red59 (23.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue259.64°
Saturation (HSL)40.15%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 29 · B 60

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