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Recognised as Colour

#3D3948

  • #3D3948
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3D3948 is a violet with RGB values 61, 57, 72 and HSL 256°, 12%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3D3948#3D3948
HEX#3D3948
RGBrgb(61, 57, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.2235, 0.2824
RGB percentages23.9%, 22.4%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(256, 11.6%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 20.8%, 28.2%)
CMYK15.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,012,360
CSS custom property--colour: #3D3948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C2C6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#373B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B3B3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 22Black · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 29Gray · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444839
Analogous#393D48, #453948
Triadic#483D39, #39483D
Split complementary#484539, #3D4839
Tetradic#48393D, #444839, #394845

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A29CB1
Lighter +30%#87809A
Lighter +20%#6D6681
Lighter +10%#555064
Darker −10%#25222C
Darker −20%#0D0C0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#352958
Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R61
G57
B72
Red61 (23.9%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue256°
Saturation (HSL)11.63%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 39 · B 48

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