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Recognised as Colour

#3D2972

  • #3D2972
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D2972 is a violet with RGB values 61, 41, 114 and HSL 256°, 47%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D2972#3D2972
HEX#3D2972
RGBrgb(61, 41, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1608, 0.4471
RGB percentages23.9%, 16.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(256.4, 47.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 64%, 44.7%)
CMYK46.5%, 64%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,008,306
CSS custom property--colour: #3D2972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#C2D68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2E3A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.7Midnight blue · ΔE 13.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Indigo · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E7229
Analogous#293A72, #622972
Triadic#723D29, #29723D
Split complementary#726229, #3A7229
Tetradic#722939, #5E7229, #297262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A390D7
Lighter +30%#846ACA
Lighter +20%#6645BC
Lighter +10%#513698
Darker −10%#291C4C
Darker −20%#150E27
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#341685
Less saturated −25%#463C5F

Channel breakdown

R61
G41
B114
Red61 (23.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue256.44°
Saturation (HSL)47.1%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 29 · B 72

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