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Recognised as Colour

#3B3542

  • #3B3542
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3542 is a violet with RGB values 59, 53, 66 and HSL 268°, 11%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B3542#3B3542
HEX#3B3542
RGBrgb(59, 53, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2078, 0.2588
RGB percentages23.1%, 20.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(267.7, 10.9%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 19.7%, 25.9%)
CMYK10.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,880,258
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C4CABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#343742no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3739no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 23Black · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Gray · ΔE 31.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C4235
Analogous#353642, #413542
Triadic#423B35, #35423B
Split complementary#424235, #364235
Tetradic#423536, #3C4235, #354241

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A197AC
Lighter +30%#877B95
Lighter +20%#6E627B
Lighter +10%#544C5E
Darker −10%#221E26
Darker −20%#080809
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A2651
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R59
G53
B66
Red59 (23.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)10.92%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 35 · B 42

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