Colour

#3C2644

#3C2644
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C2644 is a violet with RGB values 60, 38, 68 and HSL 284°, 28%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2644

RGBrgb(60, 38, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.149, 0.2667

RGB percentages23.5%, 14.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(284, 28.3%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 44.1%, 26.7%)

CMYK11.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,941,956

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2644;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1

Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#C3D9BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212D45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#272F43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3C2A31no 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 text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 38 Slate grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E4426

Analogous#2D2644, #44263D

Triadic#443C26, #26443C

Split complementary#3D4426, #26442D

Tetradic#442D26, #2E4426, #263D44

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A87FB7

Lighter +30%#925EA5

Lighter +20%#764B85

Lighter +10%#593865

Darker −10%#1F1423

Darker −20%#020103

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#421951

Less saturated −25%#363337

Channel breakdown

R60

G38

B68

Red60 (23.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 26 · B 44

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