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Colour

#3C1C59

  • #3C1C59
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C1C59 is a violet with RGB values 60, 28, 89 and HSL 271°, 52%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C1C59#3C1C59
HEX#3C1C59
RGBrgb(60, 28, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1098, 0.349
RGB percentages23.5%, 11%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(271.5, 52.1%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 68.5%, 34.9%)
CMYK32.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,939,417
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#C3E3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C2C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#372937no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Indigo · ΔE 32.3Purple · ΔE 33Dark magenta · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39591C
Analogous#1E1C59, #591C57
Triadic#593C1C, #1C593C
Split complementary#57591C, #1C591E
Tetradic#591E1C, #39591C, #1C5759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A36FD2
Lighter +30%#8A48C6
Lighter +20%#7034A7
Lighter +10%#562880
Darker −10%#221032
Darker −20%#08040B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D0D68
Less saturated −25%#3B2B4A

Channel breakdown

R60
G28
B89
Red60 (23.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue271.48°
Saturation (HSL)52.14%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 1C · B 59

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