Recognised as Colour

#3E003E

#3E003E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E003E is a magenta with RGB values 62, 0, 62 and HSL 300°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3E003E#3E003E

HEX#3E003E

RGBrgb(62, 0, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.2431

RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,063,294

CSS custom property--colour: #3E003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.48:1

Contrast with white16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#C1FFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001A40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#13223Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#400B21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 28 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Purple · ΔE 32.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5 Indigo · ΔE 36.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 28.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#003E00

Analogous#1F003E, #3E001F

Triadic#3E3E00, #003E3E

Split complementary#1F3E00, #003E1F

Tetradic#3E1F00, #003E00, #001F3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF0BFF

Lighter +30%#D700D7

Lighter +20%#A400A4

Lighter +10%#710071

Darker −10%#0B000B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E003E

Less saturated −25%#360836

Channel breakdown

R62

B62

Red62 (24.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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