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Recognised as Colour

#3C2757

  • #3C2757
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2757 is a violet with RGB values 60, 39, 87 and HSL 266°, 38%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C2757#3C2757
HEX#3C2757
RGBrgb(60, 39, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1529, 0.3412
RGB percentages23.5%, 15.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(266.3, 38.1%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 55.2%, 34.1%)
CMYK31%, 55.2%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,942,231
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C3D8A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173159no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D3156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#37303Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Black · ΔE 39Purple · ΔE 40.4Dim grey · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#425727
Analogous#272A57, #542757
Triadic#573C27, #27573C
Split complementary#575427, #2A5727
Tetradic#57272A, #425727, #275754

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A183C7
Lighter +30%#865FB7
Lighter +20%#6D479D
Lighter +10%#54377A
Darker −10%#241734
Darker −20%#0B0711
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A1767
Less saturated −25%#3E3747

Channel breakdown

R60
G39
B87
Red60 (23.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue266.25°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 27 · B 57

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