Colour

#3C2554

#3C2554
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2554 is a violet with RGB values 60, 37, 84 and HSL 269°, 39%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2554

RGBrgb(60, 37, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1451, 0.3294

RGB percentages23.5%, 14.5%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(269.4, 38.8%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 56%, 32.9%)

CMYK28.6%, 56%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,941,716

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2554;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.25:1

Contrast with white13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#C3DAAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#162F56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D3053no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#382D38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6 Black · ΔE 38.3 Purple · ΔE 40.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D5425

Analogous#252654, #532554

Triadic#543C25, #25543C

Split complementary#545325, #265425

Tetradic#542526, #3D5425, #255453

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A27FC6

Lighter +30%#885BB7

Lighter +20%#6F449B

Lighter +10%#553577

Darker −10%#231531

Darker −20%#09060D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C1663

Less saturated −25%#3C3445

Channel breakdown

R60

G37

B84

Red60 (23.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue269.36°

Saturation (HSL)38.84%

Lightness23.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 25 · B 54

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