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Recognised as Colour

#3D275F

  • #3D275F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D275F is a violet with RGB values 61, 39, 95 and HSL 264°, 42%, 26%. 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

#3D275F#3D275F
HEX#3D275F
RGBrgb(61, 39, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1529, 0.3725
RGB percentages23.9%, 15.3%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(263.6, 41.8%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 58.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK35.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,007,775
CSS custom property--colour: #3D275F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#C2D8A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#103361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#17325Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#36323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.4Indigo · ΔE 36.5Purple · ΔE 36.8Slate blue · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495F27
Analogous#272D5F, #59275F
Triadic#5F3D27, #275F3D
Split complementary#5F5927, #2D5F27
Tetradic#5F272D, #495F27, #275F59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A185CD
Lighter +30%#8661BE
Lighter +20%#6B45A7
Lighter +10%#543683
Darker −10%#26183B
Darker −20%#0F0917
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#391670
Less saturated −25%#41384E

Channel breakdown

R61
G39
B95
Red61 (23.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue263.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.79%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 27 · B 5F

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