Recognised as Colour

#3B3446

#3B3446
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3446 is a violet with RGB values 59, 52, 70 and HSL 263°, 15%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B3446

RGBrgb(59, 52, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2039, 0.2745

RGB percentages23.1%, 20.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(263.3, 14.8%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 25.7%, 27.5%)

CMYK15.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,880,006

CSS custom property--colour: #3B3446;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#C4CBB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313747no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#323745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#39373Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Black · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Gray · ΔE 32.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F4634

Analogous#343646, #443446

Triadic#463B34, #34463B

Split complementary#464434, #364634

Tetradic#463436, #3F4634, #344644

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A095B1

Lighter +30%#86789B

Lighter +20%#6C5F81

Lighter +10%#544A63

Darker −10%#221E29

Darker −20%#0A090B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#382555

Less saturated −25%#3D3D3D

Channel breakdown

R59

G52

B70

Red59 (23.1%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue263.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 34 · B 46

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