Colour

#3C2844

#3C2844
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C2844 is a violet with RGB values 60, 40, 68 and HSL 283°, 26%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C2844#3C2844

HEX#3C2844

RGBrgb(60, 40, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1569, 0.2667

RGB percentages23.5%, 15.7%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(282.9, 25.9%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 41.2%, 26.7%)

CMYK11.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,942,468

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2844;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.3:1

Contrast with white13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#C3D7BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#283043no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3C2C32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Slate grey · ΔE 37.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#304428

Analogous#2E2844, #44283E

Triadic#443C28, #28443C

Split complementary#3E4428, #28442E

Tetradic#442E28, #304428, #283E44

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A782B6

Lighter +30%#9062A3

Lighter +20%#754E84

Lighter +10%#583B64

Darker −10%#201524

Darker −20%#030204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#421B52

Less saturated −25%#363637

Channel breakdown

R60

G40

B68

Red60 (23.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)25.93%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 28 · B 44

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