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Colour

#3C2038

  • #3C2038
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C2038 is a magenta with RGB values 60, 32, 56 and HSL 309°, 30%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C2038#3C2038
HEX#3C2038
RGBrgb(60, 32, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1255, 0.2196
RGB percentages23.5%, 12.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(308.6, 30.4%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 46.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 6.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,940,408
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2038;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#C3DFC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F2739no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#272B37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3E2229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 36Slate grey · ΔE 41.2Gray · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#203C24
Analogous#32203C, #3C202A
Triadic#383C20, #20383C
Split complementary#2A3C20, #203C32
Tetradic#3C3220, #203C24, #202A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B573AB
Lighter +30%#A05595
Lighter +20%#7F4376
Lighter +10%#5D3257
Darker −10%#1B0E19
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#481440
Less saturated −25%#312C30

Channel breakdown

R60
G32
B56
Red60 (23.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 20 · B 38

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