Colour

#3E173B

#3E173B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E173B is a magenta with RGB values 62, 23, 59 and HSL 305°, 46%, 17%. 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

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HEX#3E173B

RGBrgb(62, 23, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0902, 0.2314

RGB percentages24.3%, 9%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(304.6, 45.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.6, 62.9%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 62.9%, 4.8%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,069,179

CSS custom property--colour: #3E173B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01953WCAG 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 15.1:1

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

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#C1E8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#15233Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#21283Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#401B26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7 Black · ΔE 32.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#173E1A

Analogous#2E173E, #3E1727

Triadic#3B3E17, #173B3E

Split complementary#273E17, #173E2E

Tetradic#3E2E17, #173E1A, #17273E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C35EBB

Lighter +30%#AE40A5

Lighter +20%#883382

Lighter +10%#63255E

Darker −10%#190918

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#490C44

Less saturated −25%#332232

Channel breakdown

R62

G23

B59

Red62 (24.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue304.62°

Saturation (HSL)45.88%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3E · G 17 · B 3B

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