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Recognised as Colour

#3C303E

  • #3C303E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C303E is a magenta with RGB values 60, 48, 62 and HSL 291°, 13%, 22%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#3C303E#3C303E
HEX#3C303E
RGBrgb(60, 48, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1882, 0.2431
RGB percentages23.5%, 18.8%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(291.4, 12.7%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 22.6%, 24.3%)
CMYK3.2%, 22.6%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,944,510
CSS custom property--colour: #3C303E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C3CFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F333Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#31343Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3135no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Black · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.2Gray · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#323E30
Analogous#35303E, #3E3039
Triadic#3E3C30, #303E3C
Split complementary#393E30, #303E35
Tetradic#3E3530, #323E30, #30393E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A691A9
Lighter +30%#8F7493
Lighter +20%#745D77
Lighter +10%#58465B
Darker −10%#201A21
Darker −20%#040305
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#46224C
Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R60
G48
B62
Red60 (23.5%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)12.73%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 30 · B 3E

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