Colour

#3B2E52

#3B2E52
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B2E52 is a violet with RGB values 59, 46, 82 and HSL 262°, 28%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B2E52

RGBrgb(59, 46, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1804, 0.3216

RGB percentages23.1%, 18%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(261.7, 28.1%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 43.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK28%, 43.9%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,878,482

CSS custom property--colour: #3B2E52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C4D1AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#253453no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#273451no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#37343Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Black · ΔE 33.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.7 Slate grey · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45522E

Analogous#2E3352, #4D2E52

Triadic#523B2E, #2E523B

Split complementary#524D2E, #33522E

Tetradic#522E33, #45522E, #2E524D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9F8DBF

Lighter +30%#846CAD

Lighter +20%#6A5393

Lighter +10%#534073

Darker −10%#231C31

Darker −20%#0C0911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#371E62

Less saturated −25%#3F3E42

Channel breakdown

R59

G46

B82

Red59 (23.1%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue261.67°

Saturation (HSL)28.13%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 2E · B 52

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