Recognised as Colour

#3C1F46

#3C1F46
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C1F46 is a violet with RGB values 60, 31, 70 and HSL 285°, 39%, 20%. 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

#3C1F46#3C1F46

HEX#3C1F46

RGBrgb(60, 31, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1216, 0.2745

RGB percentages23.5%, 12.2%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(284.6, 38.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 55.7%, 27.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 55.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,940,166

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1F46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#C3E0B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#202C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3C252Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3 Black · ΔE 33.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.3 Dim grey · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29461F

Analogous#291F46, #461F3D

Triadic#463C1F, #1F463C

Split complementary#3C461F, #1F4629

Tetradic#46291F, #29461F, #1F3C46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC71C0

Lighter +30%#974EB0

Lighter +20%#793E8D

Lighter +10%#5A2F69

Darker −10%#1E0F23

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#421253

Less saturated −25%#362C39

Channel breakdown

R60

G31

B70

Red60 (23.5%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue284.62°

Saturation (HSL)38.61%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 1F · B 46

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