Colour

#3C2859

#3C2859
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2859 is a violet with RGB values 60, 40, 89 and HSL 264°, 38%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2859

RGBrgb(60, 40, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1569, 0.349

RGB percentages23.5%, 15.7%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(264.5, 38%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 55.1%, 34.9%)

CMYK32.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,942,489

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#C3D7A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#17325Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D3258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#36313Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5 Black · ΔE 39.6 Purple · ΔE 40.2 Indigo · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#455928

Analogous#282D59, #552859

Triadic#593C28, #28593C

Split complementary#595528, #2D5928

Tetradic#59282C, #455928, #285955

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A085C8

Lighter +30%#8562B8

Lighter +20%#6B489F

Lighter +10%#54387C

Darker −10%#241836

Darker −20%#0D0813

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#391869

Less saturated −25%#3F3849

Channel breakdown

R60

G40

B89

Red60 (23.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue264.49°

Saturation (HSL)37.98%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 28 · B 59

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