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Colour

#3D1861

  • #3D1861
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3D1861 is a violet with RGB values 61, 24, 97 and HSL 270°, 60%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3D1861#3D1861
HEX#3D1861
RGBrgb(61, 24, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.0941, 0.3804
RGB percentages23.9%, 9.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(270.4, 60.3%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 75.3%, 38%)
CMYK37.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,003,937
CSS custom property--colour: #3D1861;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C2E79E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#36293Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Indigo · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 28.2Navy · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C6118
Analogous#181861, #611861
Triadic#613D18, #18613D
Split complementary#616118, #186118
Tetradic#611818, #3C6118, #186161

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A36BDA
Lighter +30%#8A42D0
Lighter +20%#702CB3
Lighter +10%#57228A
Darker −10%#230E38
Darker −20%#0A040F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D0970
Less saturated −25%#3D2752

Channel breakdown

R61
G24
B97
Red61 (23.9%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue270.41°
Saturation (HSL)60.33%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 18 · B 61

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