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Recognised as Colour

#3E1A37

  • #3E1A37
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3E1A37 is a magenta with RGB values 62, 26, 55 and HSL 312°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E1A37#3E1A37
HEX#3E1A37
RGBrgb(62, 26, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.102, 0.2157
RGB percentages24.3%, 10.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(311.7, 40.9%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 58.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.1%, 11.3%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,069,943
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#C1E5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#242936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#411C26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 38Midnight blue · ΔE 39.7Slate grey · ΔE 44.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A3E21
Analogous#331A3E, #3E1A25
Triadic#373E1A, #1A373E
Split complementary#253E1A, #1A3E33
Tetradic#3E331A, #1A3E21, #1A253E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF65AD
Lighter +30%#AA4797
Lighter +20%#863877
Lighter +10%#622957
Darker −10%#1A0B17
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#490F3E
Less saturated −25%#332530

Channel breakdown

R62
G26
B55
Red62 (24.3%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue311.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 1A · B 37

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