Colour

#3C1D4E

#3C1D4E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C1D4E is a violet with RGB values 60, 29, 78 and HSL 278°, 46%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C1D4E

RGBrgb(60, 29, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1137, 0.3059

RGB percentages23.5%, 11.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(278, 45.8%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278, 62.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK23.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,939,662

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.21:1

Contrast with white14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#C3E2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E2950no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#192B4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#3A2632no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8 Purple · ΔE 38 Black · ΔE 39 Indigo · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F4E1D

Analogous#241D4E, #4E1D48

Triadic#4E3C1D, #1D4E3C

Split complementary#484E1D, #1D4E24

Tetradic#4E241D, #2F4E1D, #1D484E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A86EC9

Lighter +30%#9149BB

Lighter +20%#753998

Lighter +10%#592B73

Darker −10%#1F0F29

Darker −20%#030104

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#40105B

Less saturated −25%#382A41

Channel breakdown

R60

G29

B78

Red60 (23.5%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue277.96°

Saturation (HSL)45.79%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 1D · B 4E

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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