Colour

#3C2543

#3C2543
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C2543 is a violet with RGB values 60, 37, 67 and HSL 286°, 29%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C2543#3C2543

HEX#3C2543

RGBrgb(60, 37, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1451, 0.2627

RGB percentages23.5%, 14.5%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(286, 28.8%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 44.8%, 26.3%)

CMYK10.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,941,699

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2543;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.66:1

Contrast with white13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#C3DABC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212C44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#262E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3C2930no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 38 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C4325

Analogous#2D2543, #43253B

Triadic#433C25, #25433C

Split complementary#3B4325, #25432D

Tetradic#432D25, #2C4325, #253B43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AA7DB7

Lighter +30%#945CA5

Lighter +20%#774985

Lighter +10%#593764

Darker −10%#1F1322

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#431850

Less saturated −25%#353236

Channel breakdown

R60

G37

B67

Red60 (23.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue286°

Saturation (HSL)28.85%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 25 · B 43

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