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Recognised as Colour

#3B2B44

  • #3B2B44
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B2B44 is a violet with RGB values 59, 43, 68 and HSL 278°, 23%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B2B44#3B2B44
HEX#3B2B44
RGBrgb(59, 43, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1686, 0.2667
RGB percentages23.1%, 16.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(278.4, 22.5%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 36.8%, 26.7%)
CMYK13.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,877,700
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2B44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13:1
Contrast with white13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#C4D4BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273045no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3A2E34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dim grey · ΔE 30.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.7Slate grey · ΔE 35.9Gray · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34442B
Analogous#2F2B44, #442B40
Triadic#443B2B, #2B443B
Split complementary#40442B, #2B442F
Tetradic#442F2B, #34442B, #2B4044

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A488B3
Lighter +30%#8C68A0
Lighter +20%#715382
Lighter +10%#563F63
Darker −10%#201725
Darker −20%#050306
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F1D52
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R59
G43
B68
Red59 (23.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)22.52%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 2B · B 44

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