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Recognised as Colour

#3C2372

  • #3C2372
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3C2372 is a violet with RGB values 60, 35, 114 and HSL 259°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3C2372#3C2372
HEX#3C2372
RGBrgb(60, 35, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1373, 0.4471
RGB percentages23.5%, 13.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(259, 53%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 69.3%, 44.7%)
CMYK47.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,941,234
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C3DC8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003270no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C3647no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 11Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#597223
Analogous#233172, #642372
Triadic#723C23, #23723C
Split complementary#726423, #317223
Tetradic#722331, #597223, #237264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A187DA
Lighter +30%#8360CE
Lighter +20%#653BC0
Lighter +10%#512F99
Darker −10%#27174B
Darker −20%#130B24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351085
Less saturated −25%#43365F

Channel breakdown

R60
G35
B114
Red60 (23.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue258.99°
Saturation (HSL)53.02%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 23 · B 72

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