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Recognised as Colour

#3D3844

  • #3D3844
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3D3844 is a violet with RGB values 61, 56, 68 and HSL 265°, 10%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3D3844#3D3844
HEX#3D3844
RGBrgb(61, 56, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.2196, 0.2667
RGB percentages23.9%, 22%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(265, 9.7%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 17.6%, 26.7%)
CMYK10.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,012,100
CSS custom property--colour: #3D3844;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C2C7BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363A45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#373A44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3A3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.6Black · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F4438
Analogous#383944, #433844
Triadic#443D38, #38443D
Split complementary#444338, #394438
Tetradic#443839, #3F4438, #384443

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A39BAD
Lighter +30%#897F96
Lighter +20%#6F667C
Lighter +10%#564F60
Darker −10%#242128
Darker −20%#0B0A0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A2954
Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R61
G56
B68
Red61 (23.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 38 · B 44

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