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Recognised as Colour

#3E2055

  • #3E2055
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E2055 is a violet with RGB values 62, 32, 85 and HSL 274°, 45%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E2055#3E2055
HEX#3E2055
RGBrgb(62, 32, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1255, 0.3333
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(274, 45.3%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 62.4%, 33.3%)
CMYK27.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,509
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C1DFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D2D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#182E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3B2A37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2Purple · ΔE 36.3Indigo · ΔE 37.2Dark magenta · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375520
Analogous#232055, #552052
Triadic#553E20, #20553E
Split complementary#515520, #205524
Tetradic#552420, #375520, #205255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A676CB
Lighter +30%#8E51BD
Lighter +20%#743C9F
Lighter +10%#592E7A
Darker −10%#231230
Darker −20%#08040B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#401164
Less saturated −25%#3C2F46

Channel breakdown

R62
G32
B85
Red62 (24.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue273.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.3%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 20 · B 55

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