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Recognised as Colour

#3C1951

  • #3C1951
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C1951 is a violet with RGB values 60, 25, 81 and HSL 278°, 53%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C1951#3C1951
HEX#3C1951
RGBrgb(60, 25, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.098, 0.3176
RGB percentages23.5%, 9.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(277.5, 52.8%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 69.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK25.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,938,641
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1951;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#C3E6AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#012853no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#122A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#392432no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4Purple · ΔE 34.6Indigo · ΔE 35.2Dark magenta · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5119
Analogous#201951, #51194A
Triadic#513C19, #19513C
Split complementary#4A5119, #195120
Tetradic#512019, #2E5119, #194A51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A866D0
Lighter +30%#923FC4
Lighter +20%#76319F
Lighter +10%#592578
Darker −10%#1F0D2A
Darker −20%#020103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F0C5E
Less saturated −25%#392644

Channel breakdown

R60
G25
B81
Red60 (23.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 19 · B 51

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