Recognised as Colour

#3E274A

#3E274A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E274A is a violet with RGB values 62, 39, 74 and HSL 279°, 31%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E274A

RGBrgb(62, 39, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1529, 0.2902

RGB percentages24.3%, 15.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(279.4, 31%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 47.3%, 29%)

CMYK16.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,073,290

CSS custom property--colour: #3E274A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#C1D8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202F4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#263149no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3D2C35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Black · ΔE 32.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#334A27

Analogous#2C274A, #4A2745

Triadic#4A3E27, #274A3E

Split complementary#454A27, #274A2C

Tetradic#4A2C27, #334A27, #27454A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A881BC

Lighter +30%#915FAB

Lighter +20%#764A8D

Lighter +10%#5A396B

Darker −10%#221529

Darker −20%#060407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#421958

Less saturated −25%#3A353C

Channel breakdown

R62

G39

B74

Red62 (24.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue279.43°

Saturation (HSL)30.97%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 27 · B 4A

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