Colour

#3E2353

#3E2353
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E2353 is a violet with RGB values 62, 35, 83 and HSL 274°, 41%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E2353

RGBrgb(62, 35, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1373, 0.3255

RGB percentages24.3%, 13.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(273.8, 40.7%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 57.8%, 32.5%)

CMYK25.3%, 57.8%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,072,275

CSS custom property--colour: #3E2353;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.37:1

Contrast with white13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#C1DCAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#152E55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D2F52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3B2B37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.9 Black · ΔE 39 Purple · ΔE 39 Indigo · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#385323

Analogous#262353, #532350

Triadic#533E23, #23533E

Split complementary#505323, #235326

Tetradic#532623, #385323, #235053

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A67BC7

Lighter +30%#8E57B8

Lighter +20%#74419B

Lighter +10%#593277

Darker −10%#23142F

Darker −20%#08050B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#401462

Less saturated −25%#3C3244

Channel breakdown

R62

G35

B83

Red62 (24.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue273.75°

Saturation (HSL)40.68%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 23 · B 53

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