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Recognised as Colour

#3C2A5E

  • #3C2A5E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2A5E is a violet with RGB values 60, 42, 94 and HSL 261°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C2A5E#3C2A5E
HEX#3C2A5E
RGBrgb(60, 42, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1647, 0.3686
RGB percentages23.5%, 16.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(260.8, 38.2%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 55.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK36.2%, 55.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,006
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C3D5A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173460no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B335Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#34343Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8Purple · ΔE 39.4Indigo · ΔE 39.4Steel blue · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5E2A
Analogous#2A325E, #562A5E
Triadic#5E3C2A, #2A5E3C
Split complementary#5E562A, #325E2A
Tetradic#5E2A32, #4C5E2A, #2A5E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A08ACB
Lighter +30%#8366BB
Lighter +20%#694AA5
Lighter +10%#523A81
Darker −10%#251A3B
Darker −20%#0F0B18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#37196F
Less saturated −25%#413B4D

Channel breakdown

R60
G42
B94
Red60 (23.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2A · B 5E

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