Colour

#3E1649

#3E1649
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E1649 is a violet with RGB values 62, 22, 73 and HSL 287°, 54%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E1649#3E1649

HEX#3E1649

RGBrgb(62, 22, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0863, 0.2863

RGB percentages24.3%, 8.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(287.1, 53.7%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 69.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK15.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,068,937

CSS custom property--colour: #3E1649;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.83:1

Contrast with white14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#C1E9B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07254Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#182948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3E1F2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7 Purple · ΔE 36 Indigo · ΔE 38.3 Black · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#214916

Analogous#241649, #49163B

Triadic#493E16, #16493E

Split complementary#3A4916, #164925

Tetradic#492516, #214916, #163B49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B65DCE

Lighter +30%#A239BF

Lighter +20%#812E97

Lighter +10%#5F2270

Darker −10%#1D0A22

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#450A55

Less saturated −25%#37223D

Channel breakdown

R62

G22

B73

Red62 (24.3%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue287.06°

Saturation (HSL)53.68%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 16 · B 49

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#3E1649

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else