Recognised as Colour

#3B2C54

#3B2C54
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2C54 is a violet with RGB values 59, 44, 84 and HSL 263°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B2C54

RGBrgb(59, 44, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1725, 0.3294

RGB percentages23.1%, 17.3%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(262.5, 31.3%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 47.6%, 32.9%)

CMYK29.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,877,972

CSS custom property--colour: #3B2C54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#C4D3AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#213355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#243353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#36333Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 32 Black · ΔE 34.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1 Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45542C

Analogous#2C3154, #4F2C54

Triadic#543B2C, #2C543B

Split complementary#544F2C, #31542C

Tetradic#542C31, #45542C, #2C544F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9F8AC2

Lighter +30%#8469B0

Lighter +20%#6A4F97

Lighter +10%#533E75

Darker −10%#231A33

Darker −20%#0C0911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#371C64

Less saturated −25%#3F3C44

Channel breakdown

R59

G44

B84

Red59 (23.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 2C · B 54

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