Colour

#3E236E

#3E236E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E236E is a violet with RGB values 62, 35, 110 and HSL 262°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E236E

RGBrgb(62, 35, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1373, 0.4314

RGB percentages24.3%, 13.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(261.6, 51.7%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 68.2%, 43.1%)

CMYK43.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,072,302

CSS custom property--colour: #3E236E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.57:1

Contrast with white12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#C1DC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003470no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00326Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#323445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 11.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4 Indigo · ΔE 25.1 Purple · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#536E23

Analogous#232D6E, #64236E

Triadic#6E3E23, #236E3E

Split complementary#6E6423, #2D6E23

Tetradic#6E232D, #536E23, #236E64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A385D8

Lighter +30%#865ECC

Lighter +20%#6A3CBB

Lighter +10%#542F95

Darker −10%#281747

Darker −20%#120A21

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#391180

Less saturated −25%#43355C

Channel breakdown

R62

G35

B110

Red62 (24.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)51.72%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 23 · B 6E

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