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Colour

#3E043E

  • #3E043E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E043E is a magenta with RGB values 62, 4, 62 and HSL 300°, 88%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3E043E#3E043E
HEX#3E043E
RGBrgb(62, 4, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0157, 0.2431
RGB percentages24.3%, 1.6%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(300, 87.9%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 93.5%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 93.5%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,064,318
CSS custom property--colour: #3E043E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#C1FBC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001B3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#15233Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#400E22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Purple · ΔE 34Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3Indigo · ΔE 37.5Dark magenta · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 28.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#043E04
Analogous#21043E, #3E0421
Triadic#3E3E04, #043E3E
Split complementary#213E04, #043E21
Tetradic#3E2104, #043E04, #04213E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F01EF0
Lighter +30%#CE0DCE
Lighter +20%#9E0A9E
Lighter +10%#6E076E
Darker −10%#0E010E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#420042
Less saturated −25%#360C36

Channel breakdown

R62
G4
B62
Red62 (24.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 04 · B 3E

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