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Recognised as Colour

#3D236D

  • #3D236D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D236D is a violet with RGB values 61, 35, 109 and HSL 261°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D236D#3D236D
HEX#3D236D
RGBrgb(61, 35, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1373, 0.4275
RGB percentages23.9%, 13.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(261.1, 51.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 67.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK44%, 67.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,006,765
CSS custom property--colour: #3D236D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C2DC92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00346Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00326Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#303444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.1Midnight blue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Indigo · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#536D23
Analogous#232E6D, #62236D
Triadic#6D3D23, #236D3D
Split complementary#6D6223, #2E6D23
Tetradic#6D232E, #536D23, #236D62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A284D8
Lighter +30%#845ECB
Lighter +20%#683CBA
Lighter +10%#532F94
Darker −10%#271746
Darker −20%#120A20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38117F
Less saturated −25%#42355B

Channel breakdown

R61
G35
B109
Red61 (23.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 23 · B 6D

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