Recognised as Colour

#3C073C

#3C073C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C073C is a magenta with RGB values 60, 7, 60 and HSL 300°, 79%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C073C#3C073C

HEX#3C073C

RGBrgb(60, 7, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0275, 0.2353

RGB percentages23.5%, 2.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(300, 79.1%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 88.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 88.3%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,934,012

CSS custom property--colour: #3C073C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01439WCAG 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 16.31:1

Contrast with white16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#C3F8C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001C3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#16223Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3E1021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.8 Purple · ΔE 36.1 Indigo · ΔE 39.6 Black · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#073C07

Analogous#22073C, #3C0722

Triadic#3C3C07, #073C3C

Split complementary#223C07, #073C22

Tetradic#3C2207, #073C07, #07223C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E629E6

Lighter +30%#C517C5

Lighter +20%#971297

Lighter +10%#6A0C6A

Darker −10%#0E020E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#430043

Less saturated −25%#340F34

Channel breakdown

R60

B60

Red60 (23.5%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)79.1%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 07 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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