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Recognised as Colour

#3C124D

  • #3C124D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C124D is a violet with RGB values 60, 18, 77 and HSL 283°, 62%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C124D#3C124D
HEX#3C124D
RGBrgb(60, 18, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0706, 0.302
RGB percentages23.5%, 7.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(282.7, 62.1%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 76.6%, 30.2%)
CMYK22.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,936,845
CSS custom property--colour: #3C124D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#C3EDB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00244Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F274Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3A1E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2Purple · ΔE 32.9Indigo · ΔE 33.7Dark magenta · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#234D12
Analogous#1F124D, #4D1240
Triadic#4D3C12, #124D3C
Split complementary#404D12, #124D1F
Tetradic#4D1F12, #234D12, #12404D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B154D7
Lighter +30%#9D2FC9
Lighter +20%#7C25A0
Lighter +10%#5C1C76
Darker −10%#1C0824
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#410659
Less saturated −25%#371E41

Channel breakdown

R60
G18
B77
Red60 (23.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue282.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.11%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 12 · B 4D

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