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Recognised as Colour

#3E0D49

  • #3E0D49
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E0D49 is a violet with RGB values 62, 13, 73 and HSL 289°, 70%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3E0D49#3E0D49
HEX#3E0D49
RGBrgb(62, 13, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.051, 0.2863
RGB percentages24.3%, 5.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(289, 69.8%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 82.2%, 28.6%)
CMYK15.1%, 82.2%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,066,633
CSS custom property--colour: #3E0D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.46:1
Contrast with white15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C1F2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00214Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#122648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3E192Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 32.2Indigo · ΔE 34Dark magenta · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 23.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18490D
Analogous#200D49, #490D36
Triadic#493E0D, #0D493E
Split complementary#36490D, #0D4920
Tetradic#49200D, #18490D, #0D3649

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C244DE
Lighter +30%#AC24CB
Lighter +20%#881CA0
Lighter +10%#631574
Darker −10%#19051E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#450254
Less saturated −25%#37183E

Channel breakdown

R62
G13
B73
Red62 (24.3%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue289°
Saturation (HSL)69.77%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 0D · B 49

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