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Colour

#3B333D

  • #3B333D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B333D is a violet with RGB values 59, 51, 61 and HSL 288°, 9%, 22%. 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

#3B333D#3B333D
HEX#3B333D
RGBrgb(59, 51, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2, 0.2392
RGB percentages23.1%, 20%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(288, 8.9%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 16.4%, 23.9%)
CMYK3.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,879,741
CSS custom property--colour: #3B333D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C4CCC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#32353Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#34363Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3B3436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Black · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Gray · ΔE 32.1Light slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#353D33
Analogous#36333D, #3D333A
Triadic#3D3B33, #333D3B
Split complementary#3A3D33, #333D36
Tetradic#3D3633, #353D33, #333A3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A395A7
Lighter +30%#8B7A8F
Lighter +20%#716175
Lighter +10%#564A59
Darker −10%#201C21
Darker −20%#050505
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#43254B
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R59
G51
B61
Red59 (23.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)8.93%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 33 · B 3D

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