Colour

#3E2D44

#3E2D44
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3E2D44 is a violet with RGB values 62, 45, 68 and HSL 284°, 20%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E2D44#3E2D44

HEX#3E2D44

RGBrgb(62, 45, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1765, 0.2667

RGB percentages24.3%, 17.6%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(284.3, 20.4%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 33.8%, 26.7%)

CMYK8.8%, 33.8%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,074,820

CSS custom property--colour: #3E2D44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#C1D2BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A3245no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E3443no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3E3035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.9 Gray · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33442D

Analogous#322D44, #442D3F

Triadic#443E2D, #2D443E

Split complementary#3F442D, #2D4432

Tetradic#44322D, #33442D, #2D3F44

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A88BB2

Lighter +30%#916C9E

Lighter +20%#765681

Lighter +10%#5A4163

Darker −10%#221925

Darker −20%#060407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#451F52

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R62

G45

B68

Red62 (24.3%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue284.35°

Saturation (HSL)20.35%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 2D · B 44

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