Colour

#3C183E

#3C183E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C183E is a magenta with RGB values 60, 24, 62 and HSL 297°, 44%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C183E

RGBrgb(60, 24, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0941, 0.2431

RGB percentages23.5%, 9.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(296.8, 44.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 61.3%, 24.3%)

CMYK3.2%, 61.3%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,938,366

CSS custom property--colour: #3C183E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.08:1

Contrast with white15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#C3E7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13233Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F283Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3E1D28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Black · ΔE 33.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.9 Dim grey · ΔE 41.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A3E18

Analogous#29183E, #3E182D

Triadic#3E3C18, #183E3C

Split complementary#2D3E18, #183E29

Tetradic#3E2918, #1A3E18, #182D3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC60C2

Lighter +30%#A743AC

Lighter +20%#833488

Lighter +10%#602663

Darker −10%#180A19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#460D49

Less saturated −25%#322333

Channel breakdown

R60

G24

B62

Red60 (23.5%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue296.84°

Saturation (HSL)44.19%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 18 · B 3E

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Colour values

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