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Recognised as Colour

#3E1554

  • #3E1554
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E1554 is a violet with RGB values 62, 21, 84 and HSL 279°, 60%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E1554#3E1554
HEX#3E1554
RGBrgb(62, 21, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0824, 0.3294
RGB percentages24.3%, 8.2%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(279, 60%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 75%, 32.9%)
CMYK26.2%, 75%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,068,692
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1554;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C1EAAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002756no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D2A53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3B2232no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Purple · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 31.1Dark magenta · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B5415
Analogous#1E1554, #54154B
Triadic#543E15, #15543E
Split complementary#4B5415, #15541E
Tetradic#541E15, #2B5415, #154B54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD5ED7
Lighter +30%#9835CD
Lighter +20%#7A29A6
Lighter +10%#5C1F7D
Darker −10%#200B2B
Darker −20%#020102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#420861
Less saturated −25%#3A2247

Channel breakdown

R62
G21
B84
Red62 (24.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue279.05°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 15 · B 54

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