Recognised as Colour

#3E0855

#3E0855
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E0855 is a violet with RGB values 62, 8, 85 and HSL 282°, 83%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E0855

RGBrgb(62, 8, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0314, 0.3333

RGB percentages24.3%, 3.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(282.1, 82.8%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 90.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK27.1%, 90.6%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,065,365

CSS custom property--colour: #3E0855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.32:1

Contrast with white15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#C1F7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3B1C30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5 Indigo · ΔE 25.2 Purple · ΔE 26.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F5508

Analogous#170855, #550846

Triadic#553E08, #08553E

Split complementary#455508, #085518

Tetradic#551808, #1F5508, #084655

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B83CED

Lighter +30%#A415E1

Lighter +20%#8211B2

Lighter +10%#600C84

Darker −10%#1C0426

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#41005D

Less saturated −25%#391449

Channel breakdown

R62

B85

Red62 (24.3%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue282.08°

Saturation (HSL)82.8%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 08 · B 55

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