Colour

#3C3144

#3C3144
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C3144 is a violet with RGB values 60, 49, 68 and HSL 275°, 16%, 23%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C3144

RGBrgb(60, 49, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1922, 0.2667

RGB percentages23.5%, 19.2%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(274.7, 16.2%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 27.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK11.8%, 27.9%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,944,772

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3144;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1

Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#C3CEBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E3545no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#303543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3B3338no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Black · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Gray · ΔE 34.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#394431

Analogous#333144, #443143

Triadic#443C31, #31443C

Split complementary#434431, #314433

Tetradic#443231, #394431, #314344

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A391B0

Lighter +30%#8A749A

Lighter +20%#705C7F

Lighter +10%#564662

Darker −10%#221C26

Darker −20%#080609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E2253

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R60

G49

B68

Red60 (23.5%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue274.74°

Saturation (HSL)16.24%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 31 · B 44

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