Colour

#3C2C4B

#3C2C4B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2C4B is a violet with RGB values 60, 44, 75 and HSL 271°, 26%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C2C4B#3C2C4B

HEX#3C2C4B

RGBrgb(60, 44, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1725, 0.2941

RGB percentages23.5%, 17.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(271, 26.1%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 41.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK20%, 41.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,943,499

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2C4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#C3D3B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26324Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#29334Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3A3138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7 Black · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32 Slate grey · ΔE 36.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B4B2C

Analogous#2D2C4B, #4B2C4A

Triadic#4B3C2C, #2C4B3C

Split complementary#4B4B2C, #2C4B2C

Tetradic#4B2C2C, #3B4B2C, #2C4A4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A289BA

Lighter +30%#8969A7

Lighter +20%#6F528B

Lighter +10%#563F6B

Darker −10%#22192B

Darker −20%#09060B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C1D5A

Less saturated −25%#3C3B3C

Channel breakdown

R60

G44

B75

Red60 (23.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue270.97°

Saturation (HSL)26.05%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 2C · B 4B

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