Colour

#3C1142

#3C1142
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C1142 is a magenta with RGB values 60, 17, 66 and HSL 293°, 59%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C1142

RGBrgb(60, 17, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0667, 0.2588

RGB percentages23.5%, 6.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(292.7, 59%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 74.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK9.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,936,578

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.54:1

Contrast with white15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#C3EEBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#052143no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#182641no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3D1927no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9 Purple · ΔE 37.1 Black · ΔE 38.5 Indigo · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#174211

Analogous#231142, #421130

Triadic#423C11, #11423C

Split complementary#304211, #114223

Tetradic#422311, #174211, #113042

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C14ED1

Lighter +30%#AB30BC

Lighter +20%#862693

Lighter +10%#611B6B

Darker −10%#170719

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#44074C

Less saturated −25%#341B38

Channel breakdown

R60

G17

B66

Red60 (23.5%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue292.65°

Saturation (HSL)59.04%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 11 · B 42

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