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Recognised as Colour

#3E2049

  • #3E2049
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E2049 is a violet with RGB values 62, 32, 73 and HSL 284°, 39%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E2049#3E2049
HEX#3E2049
RGBrgb(62, 32, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1255, 0.2863
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(283.9, 39%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 56.2%, 28.6%)
CMYK15.1%, 56.2%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,497
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#C1DFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#182A4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#212D48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3E2631no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2Black · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2Dim grey · ΔE 39.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B4920
Analogous#292049, #492040
Triadic#493E20, #20493E
Split complementary#404920, #204929
Tetradic#492920, #2B4920, #204049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD73C2
Lighter +30%#9850B2
Lighter +20%#7A3F90
Lighter +10%#5C306C
Darker −10%#201026
Darker −20%#020102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#441356
Less saturated −25%#382D3C

Channel breakdown

R62
G32
B73
Red62 (24.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue283.9°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 20 · B 49

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