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Recognised as Colour

#3B2B52

  • #3B2B52
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2B52 is a violet with RGB values 59, 43, 82 and HSL 265°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B2B52#3B2B52
HEX#3B2B52
RGBrgb(59, 43, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1686, 0.3216
RGB percentages23.1%, 16.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(264.6, 31.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 47.6%, 32.2%)
CMYK28%, 47.6%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,877,714
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2B52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C4D4AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#203253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#243251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#37323Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Black · ΔE 34.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.9Dim grey · ΔE 35.7Slate grey · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42522B
Analogous#2B2E52, #4F2B52
Triadic#523B2B, #2B523B
Split complementary#524F2B, #2E522B
Tetradic#522B2E, #42522B, #2B524F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F88C1
Lighter +30%#8567AF
Lighter +20%#6B4E95
Lighter +10%#533D73
Darker −10%#231931
Darker −20%#0B080F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#381B62
Less saturated −25%#3E3B42

Channel breakdown

R59
G43
B82
Red59 (23.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue264.62°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 2B · B 52

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