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Recognised as Colour

#3D2157

  • #3D2157
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D2157 is a violet with RGB values 61, 33, 87 and HSL 271°, 45%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D2157#3D2157
HEX#3D2157
RGBrgb(61, 33, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1294, 0.3412
RGB percentages23.9%, 12.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(271.1, 45%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 62.1%, 34.1%)
CMYK29.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,006,231
CSS custom property--colour: #3D2157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C2DEA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C2D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#172E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#392B38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6Purple · ΔE 36.3Indigo · ΔE 36.8Dark magenta · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B5721
Analogous#222157, #572156
Triadic#573D21, #21573D
Split complementary#565721, #215722
Tetradic#572221, #3B5721, #215657

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A478CC
Lighter +30%#8A53BE
Lighter +20%#713DA1
Lighter +10%#572F7C
Darker −10%#231332
Darker −20%#09050D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E1266
Less saturated −25%#3C3048

Channel breakdown

R61
G33
B87
Red61 (23.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 21 · B 57

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