Recognised as Colour

#3D175C

#3D175C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3D175C is a violet with RGB values 61, 23, 92 and HSL 273°, 60%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D175C

RGBrgb(61, 23, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.0902, 0.3608

RGB percentages23.9%, 9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(273, 60%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 75%, 36.1%)

CMYK33.7%, 75%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,003,676

CSS custom property--colour: #3D175C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.23:1

Contrast with white14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#C2E8A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#002B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#372737no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23 Indigo · ΔE 27.6 Purple · ΔE 29.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#365C17

Analogous#1A175C, #5C1759

Triadic#5C3D17, #175C3D

Split complementary#595C17, #175C1A

Tetradic#5C1B17, #365C17, #17595C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A566D9

Lighter +30%#8D3DCF

Lighter +20%#732BAE

Lighter +10%#582185

Darker −10%#220D33

Darker −20%#07030A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E096A

Less saturated −25%#3C254E

Channel breakdown

R61

G23

B92

Red61 (23.9%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue273.04°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 17 · B 5C

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Colour values

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