Colour

#3C2F52

#3C2F52
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C2F52 is a violet with RGB values 60, 47, 82 and HSL 262°, 27%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C2F52

RGBrgb(60, 47, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1843, 0.3216

RGB percentages23.5%, 18.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(262.3, 27.1%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 42.7%, 32.2%)

CMYK26.8%, 42.7%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,944,274

CSS custom property--colour: #3C2F52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#C3D0AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#263553no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#293551no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#38353Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Black · ΔE 32.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.5 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45522F

Analogous#2F3452, #4D2F52

Triadic#523C2F, #2F523C

Split complementary#524E2F, #34522F

Tetradic#522F34, #45522F, #2F524D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A08EBF

Lighter +30%#856EAC

Lighter +20%#6B5493

Lighter +10%#544272

Darker −10%#241C32

Darker −20%#0D0A11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#381F62

Less saturated −25%#403F42

Channel breakdown

R60

G47

B82

Red60 (23.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue262.29°

Saturation (HSL)27.13%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 2F · B 52

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