Recognised as Colour

#3C2137

#3C2137
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C2137 is a magenta with RGB values 60, 33, 55 and HSL 311°, 29%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2137

RGBrgb(60, 33, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1294, 0.2157

RGB percentages23.5%, 12.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(311.1, 29%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 45%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 45%, 8.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,940,663

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2137;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#C3DEC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212838no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#282C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3E2229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40.6 Gray · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#213C26

Analogous#34213C, #3C212A

Triadic#373C21, #21373C

Split complementary#2A3C21, #213C33

Tetradic#3C3321, #213C26, #212A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B376A8

Lighter +30%#9F5791

Lighter +20%#7E4573

Lighter +10%#5D3355

Darker −10%#1B0F19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#48153E

Less saturated −25%#302D30

Channel breakdown

R60

G33

B55

Red60 (23.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue311.11°

Saturation (HSL)29.03%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 21 · B 37

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