Colour

#3C3154

#3C3154
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C3154 is a violet with RGB values 60, 49, 84 and HSL 259°, 26%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C3154

RGBrgb(60, 49, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1922, 0.3294

RGB percentages23.5%, 19.2%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(258.9, 26.3%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 41.7%, 32.9%)

CMYK28.6%, 41.7%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,944,788

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3154;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#C3CEAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#283755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A3653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#37373Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 32 Black · ΔE 33.1 Slate grey · ΔE 34.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495431

Analogous#313754, #4E3154

Triadic#543C31, #31543C

Split complementary#544E31, #385431

Tetradic#543137, #495431, #31544E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A092BF

Lighter +30%#8472AC

Lighter +20%#6A5794

Lighter +10%#534474

Darker −10%#251E34

Darker −20%#0E0B14

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#362065

Less saturated −25%#424243

Channel breakdown

R60

G49

B84

Red60 (23.5%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue258.86°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 31 · B 54

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