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Recognised as Colour

#3E1349

  • #3E1349
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E1349 is a violet with RGB values 62, 19, 73 and HSL 288°, 59%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E1349#3E1349
HEX#3E1349
RGBrgb(62, 19, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0745, 0.2863
RGB percentages24.3%, 7.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(287.8, 58.7%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 74%, 28.6%)
CMYK15.1%, 74%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,068,169
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1349;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#C1ECB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#02244Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#162848no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E1D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7Purple · ΔE 34.6Indigo · ΔE 36.7Dark magenta · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E4913
Analogous#231349, #491339
Triadic#493E13, #13493E
Split complementary#394913, #134923
Tetradic#492313, #1E4913, #133949

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B955D3
Lighter +30%#A533C2
Lighter +20%#83289A
Lighter +10%#601E71
Darker −10%#1C0821
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#450755
Less saturated −25%#371F3D

Channel breakdown

R62
G19
B73
Red62 (24.3%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue287.78°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 13 · B 49

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