Colour

#3C003E

#3C003E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3C003E is a magenta with RGB values 60, 0, 62 and HSL 298°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3C003E#3C003E

HEX#3C003E

RGBrgb(60, 0, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.2431

RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(298.1, 100%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 100%, 24.3%)

CMYK3.2%, 100%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,932,222

CSS custom property--colour: #3C003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.64:1

Contrast with white16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#C3FFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001940no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#11213Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3E0C21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Purple · ΔE 32.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3 Indigo · ΔE 35.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#023E00

Analogous#1D003E, #3E0021

Triadic#3E3C00, #003E3C

Split complementary#213E00, #003E1D

Tetradic#3E1D00, #023E00, #00213E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F70BFF

Lighter +30%#D000D7

Lighter +20%#9F00A4

Lighter +10%#6D0071

Darker −10%#0B000B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C003E

Less saturated −25%#350836

Channel breakdown

R60

B62

Red60 (23.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue298.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B 3E

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Colour values

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