Recognised as Colour

#3B3045

#3B3045
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3045 is a violet with RGB values 59, 48, 69 and HSL 271°, 18%, 23%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B3045

RGBrgb(59, 48, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1882, 0.2706

RGB percentages23.1%, 18.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(271.4, 17.9%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 30.4%, 27.1%)

CMYK14.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,878,981

CSS custom property--colour: #3B3045;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#C4CFBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F3444no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3A3337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Black · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Gray · ΔE 35.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A4530

Analogous#313045, #453045

Triadic#453B30, #30453B

Split complementary#444530, #304531

Tetradic#453130, #3A4530, #304445

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A190B1

Lighter +30%#88719D

Lighter +20%#6E5A81

Lighter +10%#554563

Darker −10%#211B27

Darker −20%#080609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C2154

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R59

G48

B69

Red59 (23.1%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue271.43°

Saturation (HSL)17.95%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 30 · B 45

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