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Recognised as Colour

#3B3243

  • #3B3243
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3243 is a violet with RGB values 59, 50, 67 and HSL 272°, 15%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B3243#3B3243
HEX#3B3243
RGBrgb(59, 50, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1961, 0.2627
RGB percentages23.1%, 19.6%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(271.8, 14.5%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 25.4%, 26.3%)
CMYK11.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,879,491
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C4CDBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#313642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.1Black · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 33.5Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A4332
Analogous#333243, #433243
Triadic#433B32, #32433B
Split complementary#434332, #324333
Tetradic#433332, #3A4332, #324343

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A193AE
Lighter +30%#887698
Lighter +20%#6E5E7D
Lighter +10%#554860
Darker −10%#211C26
Darker −20%#080609
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C2352
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R59
G50
B67
Red59 (23.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue271.76°
Saturation (HSL)14.53%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 32 · B 43

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