Colour

#3C2252

#3C2252
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2252 is a violet with RGB values 60, 34, 82 and HSL 273°, 41%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2252

RGBrgb(60, 34, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1333, 0.3216

RGB percentages23.5%, 13.3%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(272.5, 41.4%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 58.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK26.8%, 58.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,940,946

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.61:1

Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#C3DDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#132D54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B2E51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#392B36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1 Black · ΔE 38.7 Purple · ΔE 39.3 Indigo · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#385222

Analogous#242252, #522250

Triadic#523C22, #22523C

Split complementary#505222, #225224

Tetradic#522422, #385222, #225052

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A379C7

Lighter +30%#8B55B8

Lighter +20%#71409A

Lighter +10%#563176

Darker −10%#22132E

Darker −20%#07040A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D1461

Less saturated −25%#3B3144

Channel breakdown

R60

G34

B82

Red60 (23.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue272.5°

Saturation (HSL)41.38%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 22 · B 52

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