Colour

#3C163E

#3C163E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C163E is a magenta with RGB values 60, 22, 62 and HSL 297°, 48%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C163E

RGBrgb(60, 22, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0863, 0.2431

RGB percentages23.5%, 8.6%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(297, 47.6%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297, 64.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK3.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,937,854

CSS custom property--colour: #3C163E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.26:1

Contrast with white15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#C3E9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#11223Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D273Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3E1B27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 33 Black · ΔE 34.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.1 Purple · ΔE 41.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#183E16

Analogous#28163E, #3E162C

Triadic#3E3C16, #163E3C

Split complementary#2C3E16, #163E28

Tetradic#3E2816, #183E16, #162C3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C05BC5

Lighter +30%#A93EAF

Lighter +20%#853189

Lighter +10%#602364

Darker −10%#180918

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#450B48

Less saturated −25%#332033

Channel breakdown

R60

G22

B62

Red60 (23.5%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue297°

Saturation (HSL)47.62%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 16 · B 3E

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