Colour

#3C1237

#3C1237
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C1237 is a magenta with RGB values 60, 18, 55 and HSL 307°, 54%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C1237#3C1237

HEX#3C1237

RGBrgb(60, 18, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0706, 0.2157

RGB percentages23.5%, 7.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(307.1, 53.8%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 70%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 8.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,936,823

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.74:1

Contrast with white15.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#C3EDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#111F38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2536no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#3F1522no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.7 Dim grey · ΔE 42.8 Purple · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#123C17

Analogous#2C123C, #3C1222

Triadic#373C12, #12373C

Split complementary#223C12, #123C2C

Tetradic#3C2C12, #123C17, #12223C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA50BC

Lighter +30%#B235A3

Lighter +20%#8A2A7F

Lighter +10%#631E5B

Darker −10%#150613

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#46083E

Less saturated −25%#321C30

Channel breakdown

R60

G18

B55

Red60 (23.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue307.14°

Saturation (HSL)53.85%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 12 · B 37

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